The Vargas Blog

This weekend will be my final two performances of Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms with the New York City Ballet, at the New York ...

In a coincidental phenomenon, stemming from the lore of urban legend, and usually associated with show-business, the world lost three of its...

One of the great writers of the 1960's "Boom" generation, Guillermo Cabrera-Infante , died in London this week. The blood of t...

Florence has Ghiberti's "The Gates of Paradise," Paris has Rodin's "The Gates of Hell" (we had them for a few mo...

The Great White Way is not necessarily the first place where you would look if you are on the quest for the Holy Grail, (it's certainly ...

Marcello Viotti, the famed musical director of Venice's La Fenice Opera House, died Wednesday night at a German hospital after falling i...

The following information was taken from the Bavarian Broadcasting Classic Website: "Last week, Marcello Viotti, the former Chief Condu...

While the major opera venues of New York City are currently dormant when it comes to Richard Wagner, the composer's music is thriving in...

The works of Richard Wagner have usually been a staple of Springtime in New York City. As the weather turns warmer, the days grow longer, an...

My love affair with the Bayreuth Festival hasn't gotten off the ground yet, and already it appears that Cupid has misfired his arrows. L...

For long-time fans of the Metropolitan Opera Saturday broadcasts, the names Alberta Masiello, Robert Jacobson, Boris Goldovsky, and Edward D...

The following are the findings of Scottie Claiborne regarding the problem that I stated in my previous post. Her article together with the l...

Wagner Operas is finally online. It's been up and running for a few months now, and the results on Google are extremely poor. Allow me...