€15 million granted for the renovation of the Wagner Theatre
2023 has started with important news for the project of the Renaissance of the Wagner Theatre: funding of €15 million from the Emission Trading Instrument has been approved and work […]
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Charity concert in Berlin for the Renaissance of the Wagner Theatre in Riga
On 23 January the Berlin-Brandenburg Richard Wagner Society is having a benefit concert for the Renaissance of the Wagner Theatre in Riga. The concert programme includes works by Pēteris Vasks, […]
Dialogue of Valkyries: Dance performances at the Wagner House
On Friday, 25 November, at 19.00, Riga Wagner House, Riharda Wagner iela 4, will host the performance “Dialogue of Valkyries” by artists Meija Sarmīte Kalniņa and Simona Orinska, in which […]
Contract signed for 5 000 000 € for the renovation of the Wagner Theatre in Riga
Already in late 2020, it was reported that the German Bundestag had approved €5.2 million for the restoration of the Wagner Theatre. Last August, an agreement was signed between the […]
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 […]
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 […]