A director’s invention in “Tristan und Isolde” is causing controversy at the Metropolitan Opera, the nation’s preeminent but ...

Call it “Siegfried” and chill, or maybe bingeable Wagner. The Atlanta Opera’s upcoming production of “Siegfried” is the third opera in Robert Wagner’s four-opera “Der Ring des Nibelungen” cycle. A ...

Caricatures of opera most often celebrate the grandiosity of composer Richard Wagner. Think of the large lady with the horned helmet, or the tacky statement that it’s not over until the fat lady sings ...

In a paper published in the Christmas edition of The BMJ, researchers have looked at how German composer Richard Wagner's disabling migraines and headaches influenced his operas. As composer of ...

It’s one of the great epics of Western civilization, a four-part drama of family dysfunction and betrayal, of gods and mortals, giants and dwarfs, sacrifice and ultimate cleansing and renewal by fire ...

During Germany’s last 150 years, a king has been dethroned, a kaiser has abdicated, and a dictator has fallen, but on the Green Hill in the Bavarian town of Bayreuth, one thing has stood the test of ...

Two art museums are contributing to Los Angeles’ Ring Festival with small exhibitions opening this month. At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, “Myths, Legends, and Cultural Renewal: Wagner’s ...

Magnolias were in full bloom in Dresden on a spring day. After getting off the train, a 20-minute walk toward the city center led to encounters with historic palaces, churches, and theaters. One can ...