Wagner Society in NSW Inc

German director Christoph Schlingensief, who was also a renowned actor and artist, has died at the age of 49 after suffering from lung cancer for more than two years.

Katarina wagner praised him as one of Germany's most innovative theatre directors. His Bayreuth Parsifal was, however controversial.

Download the Wagner Society in NSW Inc application form for tickets to the Bayreuth Festival 2011. You can download a Word.doc or a PDF. 

•  Bayreuth Application 2011 (14.34 kB)
•  Bayreuth Application 2011 PDF (102.55 kB)

Melbourne to be the Scene of Opera Australia’s Ring Cycle? At Last?

 The Financial Review of 22 July 2010 broke a story, that seems to be more than the rumours that many of us have read and heard over the last few years, about Opera Australia commissioning Neil Armfield to direct it second attempt at a Ring Cycle. We remember Opera Australias Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini raising our hopes prior to his arrival in the post with his commitment to staging a Ring. Opera Australia’s website has him dreaming: “Terracini has exciting aspirations for Opera Australia. Somewhere on the list is a Ring Cycle. ‘Given Opera Australia’s status as an international opera company, it’s important for it to have one – every major company does,’ he says, adding that the creation of a Ring is a phenomenal achievement for any company. ‘That’s not to say that in my first season there will be an entire cycle, but we need to put the building blocks in place.’

In Memoriam: Sir Charles Mackerras, Patron Of Our Society, Dies At Age 84 (17 November 1925 - 14 July 2010) 

Perhaps Moffat Oxenbould, former Artistic Director of Opera Australia, put it best in his comment in Opera Australia’s obituary for Sir Charles: “operatic legend, a master musician and a good companion;” on the other hand, The Guardian’s heading for Sir Charles’ obituary sums up the quality of Sir Charles’s career: “Energetic conductor engaged in a tireless quest for perfection.”