We are thrilled to have renowned author, critic and founder of 'The Wagner Journal' Barry Millington, share his expertise with us.

The so-called English Musical Renaissance, initiated around 1880 by a handful of composers spearheaded by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry and Charles Villiers Stanford, lifted the country’s musical affairs out of the doldrums, rescuing it from its reputation as the ‘Land ohne Musik’ (Land without Music).

It was in the 1870s too that Wagner’s music began to enter the bloodstream of the British music-going public, with the first performances of Der fliegende Holländer, Tannhäuser, and Lohengrin, followed in due course by the Ring, Tristan und Isolde and Die Meistersinger.

This talk investigates the extent to which musical activity in England in the late 19th century was influenced by Wagner, setting it in the broader context of the interaction of Wagner and Victorian society.

Sunday, September 22nd; 1pm EST on Zoom

FREE to BWS Members - RSVP via email for registration

$10 to non-members - we will send you a registration link upon purchase.