# John Deathridge

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Wagner - An Introduction

Richard Wagner, musician and composer is discussed by John Deathridge a Professor at Kings College London.

Lea Desandre, Sonic Meditations and The Rhinegold

As her career takes flight, the French-Italian mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre talks to presenter Sara Mohr-Pietsch about her love of baroque music, how her ballet training has influenced both her voice and stage presence, and the special musical alchemy that she experiences while collaborating with Tho…

Episode 010- The Restless Interval: Horror and Music

Music can be scary, even terrifying. Certain combinations of notes induce nervousness and unease in the listener. Musicians have known about these intervals for centuries. They can induce tension, character, and depth into a song, and have been used in music throughout the world since before mu…

Wagner and Adorno

Wagner and Adorno Professor John Deathridge explores the posthumous reputation of Wagner in the 20th Century as seen through the lens of the philosopher Theodor Adorno who had pertinent things to say about Wagner's appropriation by the fascists, his infamous anti-semitism, and the related issues of…

Originality

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the creative force of originality. How far is it to do with origins, how far with the combination of the discoveries of others, which were themselves based on the thoughts of others, into an ever-receding and replicating past? Is invention original? Is original imp…

Wagner

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Richard Wagner who, perhaps more than any other composer, would seem to capture the greatest triumphs and most terrifying excesses of the German spirit. He lived as modern Germany was being born and his republicanism led to exile and nearly execution. He was a mentor…

EP15. John Deathridge and Mark Stone

Musicologist, translator and lecturer John Deathridge discusses musical threads in the Ring cycle, and offers advice on how to navigate the story. With musical extracts featuring Longborough's Alberich, the internationally celebrated baritone Mark Stone. This was recorded live at the 2024 festival…

Episode 20: Tristan und Isolde, with Anthony Negus, Carmen Jakobi and John Deathridge. Introduced by Polly Graham

Unpack Wagner's Tristan und Isolde through words and music, ahead of the 2026 revival of our acclaimed 2015/2017 production. Join world experts on the works of Richard Wagner, John Deathridge, LFO's Music Director, Anthony Negus and stage director Carmen Jakobi to discuss this opera. Plus, enjoy m…