San Francisco has had a love affair with opera for more than 168 years. In fact, citizens during the Gold Rush were mad for it. Between 1851 and the earthquake… Continue reading 100 Years of Wagner at the San Francisco Opera
Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/804997657 What is it about power? It fascinates, it terrifies. Tyrants cling to it. Inevitably they fall, and often their world collapses around them. That is the stuff of theater and of opera. In my presentation I consider Wotan's loss of power and stirring farewell to Brünnhilde in Die Walküre. And I will… Continue reading Wotan and Prospero – The Price of Power
January 14, 2023 Zoom Webinar Vimeo Link for this program: https://vimeo.com/789555850 Richard Wagner was regarded as one of the leading orchestral conductors of his day, even among those such as Eduard Hanslick who were highly skeptical of his aesthetic and his methods. Through his disciples Hans von Bülow, Hans Richter, Anton Seidl, Felix Mottl, Arthur… Continue reading Wagner the Conductor – With Professor Chris Walton
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