The Vargas Blog

Any new production of Wagner 's Siegfried ultimately has to be judged based on the merits of the heldentenor singing the young title ro...

Die Walküre is, and will continue to be, the audience favorite in any complete performance of Der Ring des Nibelungen . Audiences will sit...

Thus far there have been three performances at the Bayreuth Festival. The whole thing started on July 25 with a revival of the Freudian sta...

We are now just days away from the opening of the Bayreuth Festival 2006 . This year's edition of the festival opens on July 25 with a ...

I saw Grendel , Transcendence of the Great Big Bad last Saturday at the Lincoln Center Festival 2006 , and I must say that Elliot Goldentha...

The Lieutenant of Inishmore , Martin McDonagh 's play at the Lyceum Theater, is a delightful monstrosity. The work about the mindless vi...

The sea. Has there been a greater source of inspiration for composers than the enormous expanse of saline water that makes up the majority ...

In the Faust legend, the aged philosopher yearns to regain youth, discover love, and seek supreme knowledge. In his quest, he sells his sou...

Here is the second part of the José +10 Adidas commercial that has been running during the broadcasts of the World Cup Games. It's a re...

We are now less than a month away from the opening of the 2006 Bayreuth Festival and the new production of The Ring , which will be directe...

The first part of the Adidas commercial that is being run during the World Cup coverage. The greatest fantasy football ever played. I'l...

Last week I went to see Giselle in order to see Cuban dancer Xiomara Reyes , and instead found myself at one of the the last performances o...

The American musical is not dead, let's get that out of the way right now! What is dead, buried and pretty much decomposing is the cultu...

My first Tony Awards Ceremony was really memorable. The seats were great, and the program itself was very enjoyable, probably more enjoyab...

The Tony Awards are this Sunday -- and I'm going! I'll be attending the broadcast for the first time, and I am looking forward to ...

The book Bayreuth, A History of the Wagner Festival is one of the best written accounts of the history of this famous institution. The oper...

The Festival Management of the Bayreuth Festspielhaus has announced the following cast lists for the Bayreuth Festival 2006 . These lists a...

It started at 5:30 pm in the house, and it ended about six hours later. On the radio, WQXR started at 8:00 pm in the East Coast and the br...

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