When Wagner Became WAGNER

With 'The Flying Dutchman,' Richard Wagner made opera bigger than big

"...The name Richard Wagner brings to mind massive stages crowded with massive..."

March 26, 2004 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Austin Lyric Opera Makes History With Tannhäuser Our First Wagner

"...gives Austin its first-ever production of an opera by Richard Wagner...."

Jan. 12, 1996 Arts Feature

Windhorse

"...Directed by: Paul Wagner. Starring: Taije Silverman, Richard Chang, Dadon and Jampa Kelsand...."

May 21, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Jad Abumrad Detours to the Paramount

Radiolab creator previews Austin audio walking tour

"...I,” a 59-minute explanation of the entirety of composer Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle which, as it turns out, confounded..."

March 3, 2015 Arts Post by Marc Savlov

The New Girlfriend

A Frenchwoman discovers the secret hidden by her best friend's husband

"...being applied to a pair of voluptuous female lips. Richard Wagner’s Bridal Chorus pipes on the soundtrack while the..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Lots of information and finely honed arguments characterize this vicariously thrilling and joyous documentary that explores heavy metal’s many permutations and sheer endurance over the past 30-odd years.

"...past the blues to the martial, operatic epics of Richard Wagner, and beyond that the pounding polyrhythms of Mother..."

March 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Surfing Indra's Net

"...then John Barry's "James Bond Theme"; more Batman, then Richard Wagner's overture to Lohengrin; and on and on, connecting..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Music Feature by Robert Faires

What a Tangled WWWeb

"...to his work? The questions are thorny, particularly with Richard Wagner, whose anti-Semitism casts a dark shadow across his..."

Dec. 1, 1995 Arts Column

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...premiere of Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, Richard Linklater's Austin-produced and -animated story of growing up in..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Articulations

A weekly rundown of the latest news in Austin's visual and performing arts scene

"...tutorial on the operatic works and careers of composers Richard Wagner, Guiseppe Verdi, and Giacomo Puccini, and it was..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Austin Opera to Mount Manchurian Candidate

Kevin Puts' take on political thriller opens 2016-17 season

"...Artistic Director Richard Buckley has talked about the need for the company..."

Jan. 27, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Confessions of a Cowboy

Working a cattle drive in Texas in the 1870s probably wasn't like what you imagine; ask Frank Harris -- he was there and he knows.

"...as Thomas Carlyle, George Meredith, Robert Browning, Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, Algernon Swinburne, and Guy de Maupassant. "Frank..."

May 26, 2000 Books Feature by James C. Simmons

Patience

This Gilbert & Sullivan Society production has something for every connoisseur of comedy

"...run for the hills at the mere utterance of "Richard Wagner" – the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin..."

June 15, 2012 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Music in Architecture – Architecture in Music

More songs about buildings and space

"..."father of the skyscraper" Louis Sullivan and operatic übermensch Richard Wagner, they might not be as dry as you'd..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Mayoral candidates sound off on the future of Austin music, Scott H. Biram gets back on his feet, and unveiling the lineups for the Austin City Limits Music Festival and Pachanga Latino Music Festival

"...Leffingwell: Richard Wagner, Pilgrim's Chorus From Tannhauser. The most stirring and..."

May 1, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Power to Change

A quick sound check with the Austin mayoral candidates

"...Leffingwell: Richard Wagner, Pilgrims’ Chorus from Tannhauser. The most stirring and..."

April 30, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Isolde: Queen of the Western Isle

Margaret Moser reviews Rosalind Miles' take on Tristan and Isolde.

"...Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur epic, an opera by Richard Wagner, the story has undergone tinkering each time it..."

April 25, 2003 Books Review by Margaret Moser

Articulations

Twelve more friends of the arts have been named to the Austin Arts Hall of Fame, and Austin Lyric Opera loses Managing Director Michael Murphy to a performing arts organization in San Diego, from whence he came.

"...Tutte by Wolfgang Mozart and The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner. The season opens with Turandot by Giacomo Puccini..."

March 28, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

Austin quiz kids prove they know opera, the Texas Commission on the Arts proves it cares about Republic Square, and visual artist Tré Arenz proves she cares about humanity.

"...about this German romantic opera, and about its composer, Richard Wagner, the comic masterwork Falstaff and why Guiseppe Verdi..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

DRUMS & TUBA

"...product is far from what John Phillip Sousa or Richard Wagner had in mind. The tuba can do one..."

May 30, 1997 Music Feature

Austin's Classical Music Preview 'Tis the Season

I've written about the

"...by the company's first production of an opera by Richard Wagner, Tannhauser, in January. The ALO promises the latest..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Arts Feature

The Longest Day

"...Wayne, Rod Steiger, Robert Ryan, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton, Richard Beymer, Jeffrey Hunter, Sal Mineo, Roddy McDowall,..."

May 30, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Flying Dutchman

Austin Lyric Opera's first production of The Flying Dutchman was a solid and compelling staging of the opera that marked a turning point in Wagner's career and in German opera

"...of the opera that marked a turning point in Wagner's career and German opera...."

April 2, 2004 Arts Review by Jerry Young

Lambchop, CMJ Music Conference, Irving Plaza, New York, October 21

"...on the first. "It's still 0-0," Nashville singer-songwriter Kurt Wagner says wryly when the small herd calling itself Lambchop..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...Roberts visits his establishment and browses his stacks. Screenwriter Richard Curtis knows the territory of the romantic comedy, having..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Re-Forming AI$D

What's behind the national involvment in local school board races?

"...Austin Kids First doubled down on his opponent, Yasmin Wagner, dropping roughly $40,000 in contributions and in-kind expenditures into..."

Nov. 28, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Gets the Geek Stamp of Approval

Wizard World Comic Con brings Lando, Lee, and the Centipede three to town

"...Comic Con is the trifecta of Lee Majors, Lindsey Wagner, and Richard Anderson, aka the Six Million Dollar Man,..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Out of Left Field

Tim Walker looks at this abysmal year in Texas baseball.

"...One noted critic was ace relief pitcher Billy Wagner. One of baseball's most dominant closers since 1997, Wagner..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Sports Feature by Tim Walker

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Dir/scr/prod: Kenneth Jones; Assoc Prod: Carmen Jones; DP: Richard Strain; Ed: Clay Walker; Cast: Maura Gale, Larry Robinson,..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Further Reflections

"...A.J. Cohen; DP: Jim Whitaker; Ed: Brian Beardan; Composer: Richard Gibbs; Cast: Mary Stuart Masterson, Jena Malone, Delroy Lindo,..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

1   2   3     NEXT ›    3 »