The New York Times – Music:
Productions take very different approaches to the central symbol of this epic cycle, treating Wagner with daring freedom.
Category: Wagner, Richard
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Review: The Philharmonic Breezes Through Wagner’s Epic ‘Ring’
The New York Times – Music:
The conductor Nathalie Stutzmann led Lorin Maazel’s coolly efficient 1987 distillation, “The ‘Ring’ Without Words,” at David Geffen Hall.
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Otto Schenk, Opera Director and Bulwark of Tradition, Dies at 94
The New York Times – Music:
A prominent practitioner of the historically grand productions that were once fashionable at the Met, he was especially well known for his stagings of Wagner.
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A Model for Modern ‘Ring’ Operas Is Unfolding in Brussels
The New York Times – Music:
Romeo Castellucci’s production of Wagner’s “Ring” at La Monnaie embodies ideas that the Metropolitan Opera should take note of for its own staging.
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Climate Protesters Interrupt Met Performance of Wagner’s ‘Tannhäuser’
The New York Times – Music:
Met officials were forced to bring down the curtain halfway through the opera as protesters unfurled banners that read “No Opera On A Dead Planet.” The performance later resumed.
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Stephen Gould, Tenor Best Known for Tackling Wagner, Dies at 61
The New York Times – Music:
He was especially acclaimed for his performances at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany. As his voice developed, he once said, so did his view of how and why to deploy it.
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Wagner’s ‘Parsifal’ at the Bayreuth Festival Experiments With AR
The New York Times – Music:
Cutting-edge technology has again come to the Bayreuth Festival, where Wagner premiered his final opera with the latest stagecraft in 1882.
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Review: A Blunt New ‘Lohengrin’ at the Met Stars a Shining Knight
The New York Times – Music:
The tenor Piotr Beczala sings with uncanny serenity and command in the title role of Wagner’s opera, directed by François Girard with little subtlety.