PIANIST Stuart O’Sullivan presents his second talk/ recital connected to the Romantic movement, on Thursday February 25 at UCH, 7pm. This week’s focus is an exploration of ‘Dreams or Reality? Richard Wagner, The Ring, and the transformation of Romanticism’.
We hear that Wagner’s life represents a kind of culmination of the Romantic imagination. “He succeeded in mesmerising his age by means of musical genius, as well as his gigantic personality”.
O’Sullivan offers an assessment of Wagner’s controversial career “and a glimpse at some of the most extraordinary operas ever written”.
Incidentally, Wagner’s stature in his lifetime was such that he had his own opera house built and there-in premiered ‘Ring’ and ‘Parsifal’, Still he managed to spend some of his time on the run from creditors, political rancour and stormy love affairs.
Booking details for Stuart O’Sullivan’s night on piano to illustrate his talk at www.uch.ie
