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 […]
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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 […]
The Wagner House project
The Wagner House project has received conceptual support of the Saeima (Parliament) and Government of the Republic of Latvia. On September 19, 2019, the law on transferring the Wagner House […]
Wagner’s vision of the Festspielhaus
Wagner’s vision of the Festspielhaus The former German Theater in Riga is to become an international music center / By Josef Oehrlein, Riga It was only two years during which […]
Latest RWVI newsletter
RWVI WAGNER NEWS – Nr. 10 – 07/2019 – deutsch – english – français Member societies are kindly requested to send us information about […]
Egils Silins sings The Flying Dutchman in a pedestrian tunnel
Showing his support for the renovation of Wagner’s Theatre in Riga, the world famous bass baritone Egils Siliņš sings Dutchman’s Monologue from Wagner’s opera The Flying Dutchman in a pedestrian […]
Swan song for former Latvian PM Maris Gailis as efforts intensify to save Riga’s Wagner House
The Latvian entrepreneur and politician Maris Gailis could be enjoying his retirement. However, Gailis who served 462 days as Latvia’s Prime Minister is a man who likes challenges. His newest, […]