COMING SOON

WAGNER WEEKEND
Sat 18^th to Sunday 19^th May 2013

Supported by Creative England

 
We dedicate a full weekend to celebrate the 200^th birthday of the great composer, theatre director, polemicist, conductor Richard Wagner who was born in Leipzig, Germany on 22 May 1813. Dominating the world’s stages with his operas, later known as "music dramas", Wagner advanced the musical language to such an extraordinary degree that he is sometimes credited having started modern music.

WAGNER CENTENARY WEEKEND events at Aldeburgh Cinema include

WITH HELMET SWORD AND SPEAR?
An Illustrated Talk by Patrick Carnegy  

DIE WALKUERE – THE VALKYRIE
A full screening of the complete opera in the legendary 1993 Bayreuth production

With special guests Dame Anne Evans, Horant Hohlfeld, introduced by Humphrey Burton

WAGNER
A full screening of the complete film!

Special guest: the film’s director, Tony Palmer

Directed by Tony Palmer, UK/Austria/Hungary, 466 minutes
Starring Richard Burton as Richard Wagner, with Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud and Vanessa Redgrave

"A masterpiece" (The Sunday Times)

"One of the most beautiful films ever made" (Los Angeles Times)

“A monumental film … a complete work of art … truly visionary” (Der Spiegel)

Winner of the Emmy Award, “Best Drama” at the New York and London Film Festivals, and many more

More information soon!