{"product_id":"wagner-on-the-fringe-richard-laing-is-simultaneously-inspired-and-frustrated-by-a-trio-of-non-traditional-performances","title":"Wagner on the Fringe: Richard Laing is simultaneously inspired and frustrated by a trio of non-traditional performances","description":"\u003cp\u003eReviews of \u003cem\u003eTristan und Isolde\u003c\/em\u003e, directed Martin-Brandis, conducted Thrift, Grimeborn Festival, Arcola Theatre, London, 2025; \u003cem\u003eDer fliegende Holländer\u003c\/em\u003e (concert perf.), conducted Thorne, \u003cspan\u003eSaffron Opera Group, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaffron Hall, Essex, 2025; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGötterdämmerung\u003c\/em\u003e (concert perf.), conducted Selwyn, London Opera Company, Smith Square Hall, London, 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thewagnerjournal.co.uk\/products\/the-wagner-journal-march-2026-volume-20-number-1?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\"\u003eMarch 2026, Volume 20, Number 1\u003c\/a\u003e, 69–73.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRegular readers of The Wagner Journal cannot have failed to notice that in recent years London has seen a plethora of productions outside the traditional opera houses. There has been Wagner in churches and temples, Wagner in concert halls and boxing venues; we have had Wagner reduced, abridged, distilled and deconstructed, and often performed to new, young audiences. Much of what we might call the ‘Wagner Fringe’ has been inspiring and thought-provoking. Yet how far can one go in reimagining an opera before it ceases to be \u003cem\u003eecht \u003c\/em\u003eWagner?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Wagner Journal","offers":[{"title":"Individual","offer_id":52692116144470,"sku":null,"price":2.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institution","offer_id":52692116177238,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/thewagnerjournal.co.uk\/products\/wagner-on-the-fringe-richard-laing-is-simultaneously-inspired-and-frustrated-by-a-trio-of-non-traditional-performances","provider":"The Wagner Journal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}