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The Wagner Journal

The Wagner Journal, March 2022, Volume 16, Number 1

The Wagner Journal, March 2022, Volume 16, Number 1

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Features

Derek Hughes, ‘There Was No Need To Spell It Out’: Early Wagner Criticism and the Question of Anti-Semitism. Part 1: Der Ring des Nibelungen

Justin Mueller, The Remediated Soundscape of Syberberg’s Parsifal

Chris Walton, The Other Minna Wagner, Or: When Richard and Minna Can-Canned in Vienna

Richard Wagner, On the Destiny of Opera: An Academic Lecture by Richard Wagner, translated and annotated by Roger Allen

Niall Hoskin, ‘Ein edler Werk zu tun’: An Appreciation of Norman Bailey (1933–2021) 

Christopher Wintle, Wotan’s Offspring: A Clarification 

 

Reviews (live performances)

Exceeding the Baggage Allowance: Hermann Grampp appreciates the level of detail found in Stefan Herheim’s Ring, but feels it lacks a coherent vision

Holding Fire: Roland Matthews has mixed feelings about the first instalment of Richard Jones’s third foray into the Ring cycle

Stars In Their Eyes: Matthew Rye is impressed by a new production of Tristan und Isolde in Mannheim that cements the Wagnerian credentials of its conductor

Schenkian Prolongation: Edward A. and Paula M. Bortnichak enjoy the Met’s latest Meistersinger revival despite the veteran production’s lack of insight

Lass mich sein! Richard Laing savours a rare moment of stillness in central London

Refuge Collection: Michael Fuller finds that the rewards of an entertainment based around the Wagners and the Wesendoncks prove more musical than dramatic

 

Reviews (CDs)

On the Threshold: Matthew Rye listens to three vocal discs featuring leading singers at key junctures of their careers

 

Reviews (books)

Wieland’s Smithy Years: Simon Williams is intrigued by a new study of Wieland Wagner that leaves the reader to decide how much his wartime productions pre-empted his New Bayreuth revolution

A Personal Voyage Through the Wagnerian Cosmos: Michael Fuller argues that an often engaging reflection on Wagner’s stage works would have benefited from a more critical approach

The Shadow Within: Barry Millington reviews a revised study that examines Wagnerian secrets

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