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Wagner's "Das Rheingold" at the LA Opera: Ann Powers tackles the cycle

5313 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissOver at Culture Monster, the Times' pop critic Ann Powers has chimed in on the first installment of Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle, and it's worth a read for both lovers and non-lovers of opera. She name-checks Lady Gaga, Bono, Joseph... more info

L.A. Opera's 'Ring' cycle may be in the red

5325 days ago
L.A. Times - NewsOfficials project a shortfall due to lagging ticket sales. With its climactic stagings of Richard Wagner's epic "Ring" cycle about to begin Saturday night, Los... more info

Wagner: Götterdämmerung | Classical review

5333 days ago
Guardian MusicDalayman/Cleveman/Jun/Hallé/Elder(Hallé, five CDs)The one significant gap in Mark Elder's operatic CV to date is a Ring cycle. Plans to mount one at English National Opera when Elder was music director during the "Power House" years produced only a... more info

Opera series reinforces BBC's commitment to arts

5336 days ago
Guardian MusicCorporation beefs up output as Sky Arts coverage gains momentumAt a lavish launch to unveil its new Opera on the BBC season last week - highlights include a BBC4 three-parter on Italian opera performances and a series in which Stephen Fry examines hi... more info

TV/FILM: 'Ring' Cycle Parodies Thrive on Youtube

5339 days ago
All About JazzHey, Richard Wagner -- why so serious? The 19th century German composer of "The Ring of the Nibelung" wasn't known for his sense of humor. His long, serious operas barely crack a smile while tackling such singularly un-funny subjects as death, unr... more info

Screening Room: Films tied to the Ring Festival and 'The 39 Steps' on stage

5347 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentAlso: Glee over 'Funny Girl'; the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival; and a visit with Norman Lloyd. With Los Angeles in the grips of Ring Festival LA fever launched by the L.A. Opera's ... more info

LPO/Jurowski | Classical review

5350 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNext season, ENO stages both Gounod's and Berlioz's versions of Faust. This London Philharmonic programme under Vladimir Jurowski also emphasised how uniquely fruitful this single subject has been as a source for composers.... more info

Helen Wagner, “As The World Turns” Star, Dead At 91

5350 days ago
Pop CrunchSoap legend Helen Wagner, who played mild-mannered matriarch Nancy Hughes on the long-running CBS soap opera As the World Turns for more than 50 years and spoke the first lines (“Good Morning, Dear”) when the series premiered in 1956, died Saturd... more info

Wagner Dies

5350 days ago
ContactMusicVeteran U.S. soap star HELEN WAGNER has died at the age of 91.The actress passed away on Saturday (01May10), but her cause of death has not yet been confirmed.... more info

8. 'As the World Turns' matriarch Wagner dies at 91

5350 days ago
Star Online, MalaysiaNEW YORK: Helen Wagner, who played mild-mannered Nancy Hughes on the CBS soap opera "As the World Turns" for more than a half-century, has died at age 91. more info

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