Genoveva and Lohengrin both premiered in the summer of 1850. Wagner disparaged Schumann, as he disparaged Mendelssohn (Schumann’s hero). Wagner’s opinions were influential. Genoveva has been eclipsed, saddled with a reputation for being hard to stage.
Month: March 2010
Regieoper with a twist in Dresden Ring
Yes, the complete Ring des Nibelungen currently on stage at Dresden’s Semper Opera qualifies as Regieoper, but it’s Regieoper with a twist.
Changing conductors bring color to Dresden Ring
It was a bit of intrigue that recalled the Wagners at home back in Bayreuth’s Haus Wahnfried.
How a Coloratura Soprano Saved the Met
http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/how-coloratura-soprano-marlis-petersen-saved-the-metropolitan-opera/19407349
New World order dominate line up for this year’s Edinburgh International Festival
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/New-World-order-dominate-line.6161297.jp
Handel Festival: Apollo e Dafne and selected arias
http://www.musicalcriticism.com/concerts/stgeorges-bates-0310.shtml
New soprano finding her footing in Lyric’s ‘Figaro’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-100318-figaro,0,2663965.column