Wagner, Richard

How Directors Mine the Gold at the Heart of Wagner’s ‘Ring’

Productions take very different approaches to the central symbol of this epic cycle, treating Wagner with daring freedom.

By Zachary Woolfe

Classical Music Leon Kosavic Maazel, Lorin Music New York Philharmonic Opera Stutzmann, Nathalie The Ring Without Words (Musical Work) Trevigne, Talise Wagner, Richard

Review: The Philharmonic Breezes Through Wagner’s Epic ‘Ring’

The conductor Nathalie Stutzmann led Lorin Maazel’s coolly efficient 1987 distillation, “The ‘Ring’ Without Words,” at David Geffen Hall.

By Zachary Woolfe

Actors and Actresses Deaths (Obituaries) Metropolitan Opera Opera Schenk, Otto (1930-2025) Theater Theater in der Josefstadt (Vienna, Austria) Vienna State Opera Wagner, Richard

Otto Schenk, Opera Director and Bulwark of Tradition, Dies at 94

A prominent practitioner of the historically grand productions that were once fashionable at the Met, he was especially well known for his stagings of Wagner.

By A.J. Goldmann

Classical Music Pop and Rock Music Wagner, Richard Weddings and Engagements

Why More Brides Are Skipping the Traditional March Song

More couples are skipping the traditional processional to Richard Wagner’s “Bridal Chorus.”

By Morgan Sullivan