Reminder to tune in to your NPR station that carries the Met broadcasts, starting at 11 AM. Continue reading
Walküre on Met matinee broadcast Saturday 13 April 2013
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Tag Archives: Wagner
Discussion of Wagner’s Ring: Rheingold
While only a few people will be interested in our philosophical podcasts, I hope many will give the operatic ones a try. Here, we discuss Continue reading
Valkyrie (Die Walküre) matinee Feb 2!
The greatest opera ever! Continue reading
Wotan vs Mormonism’s god
My point in this endeavor is not to give a full exposition of either Mormonism or Wagner’s Ring cycle, but simply to compare and contrast Mormonism’s Jehove and Wagner’s Wotan for the purpose of reflecting on whether love for the story of Wotan is rational. Continue reading
The Ring: A brief survey of performances and works
For those interested, I have put together a brief Continue reading
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Over the next several months (perhaps years, we’ll see) I plan Continue reading
Die Walküre, Act I synopsis
The orchestra opens with the strings furiously Continue reading