Blogue dedicado a Richard Wagner, a Cecil B. DeMille, a Tolkien, à 7.ª Arte e a outras coisas de cultura, editado por Elsa Mendes desde 15 de Abril de 2010
domingo, 27 de janeiro de 2013
sábado, 19 de janeiro de 2013
O Cinema de António Reis - II: Jaime (1974)
Uma das grandes obras de António Reis ( e de Margarida Cordeiro, claro): Jaime, de 1974.
Lugares de Wagner
Richard Wagner veio ao mundo em 22 de maio de 1813, em Leipzig, Leste da
Alemanha. Era o nono filho do casal Carl Friedrich e Johanna Rosine Wagner. A
modesta casa onde nasceu foi destruída, mas ainda existe a Igreja de São Thomás,
onde foi batizado e, quando jovem, recebeu aulas de música do pedagogo e
"kantor" Theodor Weinlig. Ler mais em:
http://mediacenter.dw.de/portuguese/pictures/item/811251/Richard_Wagner_e_o_s%C3%A9culo_19/
Richard Wagner, esboço a óleo, Franz Hanfstaengel, cerca de 1871.
http://mediacenter.dw.de/portuguese/pictures/item/811251/Richard_Wagner_e_o_s%C3%A9culo_19/
Richard Wagner, esboço a óleo, Franz Hanfstaengel, cerca de 1871.
quinta-feira, 17 de janeiro de 2013
O jornal The Guardian no ANO WAGNER.
Uma notícia interessante que não posso deixar de partilhar. No the Guardian: Wagner de A a Z.
A é igual a anti semitismo, Alberich e Apocalipse Now. A ler, evidentemente...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jan/16/a-z-wagner-alberich-antisemitism
A é igual a anti semitismo, Alberich e Apocalipse Now. A ler, evidentemente...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jan/16/a-z-wagner-alberich-antisemitism
segunda-feira, 7 de janeiro de 2013
Elsa Von Brabant, figura impressionante de Lohengrin
Eis um belo artigo sobre a figura de Elsa Von Brabant, da ópera Lohengrin.
Elsa’s Reason
On Beliefs and Motives in Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin
ILIAS CHRISSOCHOIDIS and STEFFEN HUCK
(University College London / ELSE) «Once Wagner’s most popular opera, Lohengrin has suffered scholarly neglect in the postwar
period. This essay reengages with the work from the novel perspective of game theory
analysis. Centering on Elsa’s breach of the Frageverbot, it offers a rigorous epistemological
study of the opera’s main characters. Against traditional interpretations of the heroine’s fatal
decision, we propose a complex and psychologically more satisfactory account. Elsa asks the
forbidden question because she needs to confirm Lohengrin’s belief in her innocence, a belief
that Ortrud successfully eroded in Act II. This novel interpretation reveals Elsa as a rational
individual, upgrades the dramatic significance of the Act I combat scene, and signals a
hermeneutic return to the heart of opera criticism, the drama itself....» Continuem a leitura em: http://else.econ.ucl.ac.uk/papers/uploaded/375.pdf
Elsa’s Reason
On Beliefs and Motives in Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin
ILIAS CHRISSOCHOIDIS and STEFFEN HUCK
(University College London / ELSE) «Once Wagner’s most popular opera, Lohengrin has suffered scholarly neglect in the postwar
period. This essay reengages with the work from the novel perspective of game theory
analysis. Centering on Elsa’s breach of the Frageverbot, it offers a rigorous epistemological
study of the opera’s main characters. Against traditional interpretations of the heroine’s fatal
decision, we propose a complex and psychologically more satisfactory account. Elsa asks the
forbidden question because she needs to confirm Lohengrin’s belief in her innocence, a belief
that Ortrud successfully eroded in Act II. This novel interpretation reveals Elsa as a rational
individual, upgrades the dramatic significance of the Act I combat scene, and signals a
hermeneutic return to the heart of opera criticism, the drama itself....» Continuem a leitura em: http://else.econ.ucl.ac.uk/papers/uploaded/375.pdf
domingo, 6 de janeiro de 2013
Wagner e os Judeus
«When, in 1985, the Richard Wagner Museum in Bayreuth, Germany, opened an exhibition entitled "Wagner
and the Jews," its organizer, museum director Manfred Eger, said it was a plea
not for Wagner but for the truth. The truth is that some Germans, like many
Israelis, still cannot "digest" Wagner, and that the antisemitic composer
continues to be an issue - lukewarm in Germany, hot in Israel. »
É o início de um artigo sobre as polémicas eternas da relação de Wagner com os judeus. A ler na Jewish Virtual Library.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/Wagner.html
sábado, 5 de janeiro de 2013
O ANEL na Royal Opera House 2012
Crítica ao Ciclo do ANel que esteve na Royal Opera House.
Agradeço aos amigos Fanáticos, e partilho o seu exercício de crítica.
Agradeço aos amigos Fanáticos, e partilho o seu exercício de crítica.
Leonard Bernstein e Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde (Prelude)
Partilho. Bernstein é formidável...
As Mulheres de Richard Wagner
«Não era fácil ser uma mulher na vida de Wagner. Afinal, além de inconstante, o gênio era um grande sedutor. Especialistas da Staatsoper de Berlim pesquisaram os traços que elas deixaram em sua obra e biografia.»
A notícia e o artigo estão no DW ( Deutsche Welle). Segue o link:
http://www.dw.de/richard-wagner-e-o-sexo-fr%C3%A1gil/a-16483491
quinta-feira, 3 de janeiro de 2013
Said e Barenboim em conversa sobre Richard Wagner
Uma conversa muito interessante entre Edward Said e Barenboim sobre Richard Wagner.
«The following is an edited conversation about Wagner that took place between my friend, Edward Saïd, and myself, at Columbia University, where Mr. Saïd is Professor of Comparative Literature and English. The conversation appears in full in the Spring 1998 issue of Raritan, a quarterly publication of Rutgers University.»
Vejam o artigo em The Wagnerian.
http://www.the-wagnerian.com/2011/10/barenboim-discusses-why-furtwangler.html
«The following is an edited conversation about Wagner that took place between my friend, Edward Saïd, and myself, at Columbia University, where Mr. Saïd is Professor of Comparative Literature and English. The conversation appears in full in the Spring 1998 issue of Raritan, a quarterly publication of Rutgers University.»
Vejam o artigo em The Wagnerian.
http://www.the-wagnerian.com/2011/10/barenboim-discusses-why-furtwangler.html
quarta-feira, 2 de janeiro de 2013
ANO WAGNER - 2013
É um artigo publicado no Deutsche Welle.
«De Bayreuth até Melbourne: o “Anel” será encenado no mundo inteiro. A obra de Richard Wagner está em voga. Uma primeira visão sobre os pontos altos no ano comemorativo dos 200 anos do compositor.»
Leiam o artigo completo em:
http://www.dw.de/wagner-e-o-anel-no-ano-comemorativo-2013/a-16486660
terça-feira, 1 de janeiro de 2013
KAUFMANN e WAGNER
Kaufmann fala do que é cantar em alemão e sobre o que representa cantar Richard Wagner...
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