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A “Tannhäuser” to Remember

December 2, 2023 By Guy St. Clair

We opera goers often find ourselves using the term “unforgettable.” In New York, the idea took on an even more special meaning last Thursday night. Many of us were at the Metropolitan Opera for the first performance of the revival of Wagner’s Tannhäuser, not heard here for a few years . I’m a big fan …

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Filed Under: Current Events, Journal, Music, Personal History Tagged With: Barone (Joshua), Climate Activists, Extinction Rebellion, Gerhaher (Christian), Metropolitan Opera Association, Protests, Schenk (Otto), Tannhäuser (opera), van der Heever (Eliza), Wagner (Richard)

Opera Diary: Die Meistersinger and Me

September 27, 2021 By Guy St. Clair

[On October 26, The Metropolitan Opera in New York City brings back its much-loved production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg for six performances, including one Saturday matinee and two Sunday matinees. That’s the reason for this post.]   This blog is usually referred to as my “personal” blog, and that’s certainly true in this case, …

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Filed Under: Current Events, Music, Personal History Tagged With: Bayreuther Festspiele, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Gesamtkunstwerk, Glyndebourne, Met on Demand, Metropolitan Opera Association, Opera, St. Bartholomew's Church (New York), Wagner (Richard), Walker (Ralph T.)

Opera: Vienna: Otto-Wagner-Spital / Klinik Penzing and The “Parsifal” Connection

July 13, 2020 By Guy St. Clair

Let’s have another look at the beautiful site where Otto Wagner’s stunning Kirche am Steinhof is located. It’s an iconic Art Nouveau structure I’ve written about before (last December in fact), and many readers commented positively when I described Wagner’s church, located at the top of the hill overlooking the district. So I’m now happy to …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture, History, Travel Tagged With: art nouveau, Central European University, Hermanis (Alvis), Jugendstil - Vienna, Kirche am Steinhof, Laurson (Jens F.), Parsifal (opera), Pöhn (Michael), Vienna, Vienna Klinik Penzing, Vienna Staatsoper, Wagner (Otto), Wagner (Richard)

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