Riga Richard Wagner Society will celebrate Wagner’s 209th birthday
The Riga Richard Wagner Society invites you to celebrate Richard Wagner’s 209th birthday on Sunday, 22 May, starting at 16:00, by joining in a flash mob. Every year, the Riga […]
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The first contract for 200,000 euros for the renovation of the Wagner Theatre in Riga was signed
On Monday, 30 August, the contract for the granting of 200,000 euros to the Richard Wagner Society Riga by the German government was officially signed at the German Embassy in […]
“Scale: Maximalism”, an exhibition of scenographic models, opens in the windows of the Wagner House
The windows of the Wagner House in the Old Town of Riga feature works by the artists’ union “4K”, the graduates of the Department of Scenography of the Art Academy […]
10.000€ for Wagner in Riga
Members of RWV Frankfurt support the renaissance of the Wagner Theatre in Latvia’s capital. As early as during the members’ trip in autumn 2012, the then already closed building of […]
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier becomes patron of the Wagner Theatre in Riga
Riga/Berlin: During his visit to Berlin today, Latvian President Egils Levits expressed his gratitude for President Steinmeier’s decision to join the Latvian President in taking over patronage of the Wagner […]
WORLD RELIGION WAGNER documentary film shoots in Riga
In April, the documentary WORLD RELIGION VAGNER (working title) was shot in Riga at the Rihards Wagner House and the Latvian National Opera, and the founders of the Rihards Wagner […]
German Bundestag confirms 5.2 million Euro for the renaissance of the Wagner Theatre in Riga
Riga/Berlin: Today, the adoption of the 2021 budget took place in the German Bundestag, and the allocation of 5.2 million euro for the renovation of the Wagner House in Riga […]
Richard Wagner Gesellschaft Riga takes over former German Theatre
On 20 October, President of Latvia Egils Levits took part in the key handover ceremony at the Riga Wagner House. This ceremony marked the official launch of Latvian-German partnership for […]
Circular letter regarding Riga
Dear Sir/Madam, dear friends of Richard Wagner, I would like to present to you today a project of outstanding and worldwide importance. It concerns the Wagner Hall and the German […]
Richard’s Dream
Richard’s Dream An international cultural centre is to be established in the former German Theatre in the Latvian capital Riga. It is hard to believe that music history was once […]