Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2341: Wagner’s Tuba
Posted on · Episode: 2341 Richard Wagner conceives a sound, then invents an instrument to create it. Today, horn player Roger Kaza tells us about the tuba Wagner built.
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Houston Matters
HGO Takes on the Challenge of Wagner’s Epic Ring Cycle
Posted on · Tonight and Saturday concludes the Houston Grand Operaâs performances of Das Rheingold, the opera thatâs the first of a four-part series known as The Ring Cycle. The four operas, written by Richard Wagner in the 1800s, are such elaborate, lengthy productions â all four together consist of some 16 hours of music â that only […]
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High Speed Rail, Space Port, Crowdfunding, and the Ring Cycle: Houston Matters for Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Posted on · Former Harris County judge and Texas Central Railway President Robert Eckels is behind an effort to construct a privately funded bullet train between Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth. The mayors of those cities, late last month, expressed their unified support for the project. Texas Central Railway first proposed the plan to build the rail line back […]