WagnerWorldWide:America

January 31 - February 2, 2013

In recognition of composer Richard Wagner’s (1813-1883) bicentennial in 2013, the Forschungsinstitut für Musiktheater(fimt) at the University of Bayreuth is planning a multi-year series of events to take place around the world under the general heading WagnerWorldWide 2013 (WWW 2013). Events that take part in this initiative will be unified by examining a range of five topics.

The University of South Carolina is hosting an academic conference that encourages a broad range of speakers, from established senior Wagner scholars to advanced PhD students.

WagnerWorldWide:America will examine Wagner’s work, ideology, and life within a multi-disciplinary frame that addresses social, historical, political and philosophical aspects of culture, drama, and music, spanning the 19th to the 21st centuries. The sessions will be broadcast by live-stream video to audiences in Bayreuth and, possibly, elsewhere in order to facilitate an international conversation. Additional musical and multi-media events are being planned alongside the conference, with a view to encouraging the participation of non-academic Wagner- and opera enthusiasts in the broader Columbia community and the South-East region. For a current listing of these events, please check back regularly.

Those interested in participating can find more information under the call for papers.