Bayreuth, Germany News

Katharina Wagner discuses: falling ticket demand, criminal investigations, loss of main sponser and a live Parsifal 2012 in a cinema near you - unless you live in the USA In a rare interview with Welt Online Katharina Wagner discuses troubling times at Bayreuth and the announcement of a live cinema broadcast of Parsifal this year to an approximate ... (more)

It has been far to long since I presented for your attention one of my Wagner miscellanea articles - a view of Wagner or related work from a very unexpected angle.

Jeanie Diane Miner, 49, of Hardin, died peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, Jan.

George Loomis at the NY Times finds the 74 year old Harry Kupfer's new Meistersinger production "... an ideal balance between art and humanity, reminding us in the process that "Meistersinger," despite some unsettling details, is indeed the kind of heartwarming work that makes one glad to be alive.

"...this is the link that unites this work with The Ring, like the Hall of the Grail in the Twilight scene unites the Ring with [illegible] from Parsifal." I found this over at the very interesting Collation Blog.