'Wagner belongs to humanity's treasure' — Confronting a contentious classic

ABC RN Arts

English - May 03, 2022 00:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Richard Wagner's epic fantasy opera Lohengrin is a fairy-tale romance, but a disconcerting German nationalism lurks beneath its surface. French director Olivier Py confronts the opera's complexities head on in his upcoming production for Opera Australia.

Also, we trace the influence of theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavski and his impact on modern acting and theatrical storytelling with Isaac Butler, author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act (Bloomsbury).