Performers: SUSAN BICKLEY mezzo, MATTHEW BROOK bass baritone, VICTORIA NEWLYN actor, IAIN BURNSIDE piano

Wagner is usually viewed as the archetypal cad: taking money from his patrons one moment, sleeping with their wives the next. His situation in Zurich, living across the garden fence from his patrons the Wesendoncks, seems a case in point. But is it?

Iain Burnside unpeels the story of Wagner and the Wesendoncks, weaving Wagner’s music into a miniature musical drama of his own. You will never hear Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder (or Die Walküre) in the same way again.

This event is part of the Rye Arts Festival’s 50th-anniversary celebrations.

Venue Details:
The site will open at 5:00 pm and the bar will be open before the event. Please be aware this is an outdoor bar, which may be subject to closure by particularly inclement weather.

Rye Creative Centre is fully accessible for wheelchairs and offers disabled parking.
On-site parking is available and free for all event attendees.

Images: Susan Bickley © Julie Kim, Matthew Brook © Gerard Collett, Iain Burnside © Tall Wall Media