WAGNER, VERDI AND SHAKESPEARE PETER CONRAD IN DISCUSSION WITH DAVID NICE  Swedenborg Hall, Barter Street, London WC1A 2TH 6:30pm for 7pm, Thursday 12th July 2018 Peter Conrad was born in Australia and taught English literature at Christ Church, Oxford, from 1973 to 2011.  He has written more than twenty books, including How the World Was (more…)

BATTLING THE BEAST OF BAYREUTH: AN AUDIO/VISUAL HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAGNER CONDUCTORS  Swedenborg Hall, Barter Street, London WC1A 2TH 6:30pm for 7pm, Wednesday 5th December 2018 Using recordings and film, Professor Raymond  Holden of the Royal Academy of Music will chart the fascinating history of Wagner performance during the twentieth century   Professor Raymond Holden (more…)

WAGNER SOCIETY CHRISTMAS PARTY 2018 Thursday 13th December 2018 at 6pm at 15, Gibson Square, London N1 0RD   The Wagner Society’s Christmas party will be held at the London house of the Treasurer, Neil King, on 13th December 2018.  As last year, there will be Champagne, a full range of other drinks and, around 7:30pm, a (more…)