Richard Wagner
The Throne speech where everything and nothing was normal
Nick Taylor-Vaisey: There was elbow bumping, masks and only a handful of MPs. But the drama, commotion and high stakes were all front and centre.
Richard Wagner is the right choice to be Supreme Court chief justice
Opinion: Emmett Macfarlane on the Quebec jurist who will succeed Beverley McLachlin, and the challenges ahead for the court he will lead
The big shifts about to hit the Supreme Court of Canada
Evan Solomon talks to legal expert Vanessa MacDonnell about how a new judge and new Chief Justice will change the country’s high court
What to do about Wagner?
Germany is divided over how to honour the controversial composer’s bicentenary
‘The stupidest operas ever’
His music is among classical’s best known, and best loved. Still, Verdi can’t seem to get our respect.
A bit of a shock at the Canadian Opera Company
Peter Sellars takes a new direction to Tristan und Isolde
Richard Wagner: The political son not named Justin
Unlike Justin Trudeau, Wagner’s role in shaping Canada’s future is assured
What students are talking about today (October 2 edition)
Dangerous drinking, First World Problems & free textbooks
Tel Aviv University cancels Wagner
Concert would “deeply offend”
The controversial opera cities love
No one seems to admire Wagner, but nicer artists just don’t have the same cultural clout