Events downtown

Aug 17

CANCELLED: Wagner’s Nightmare
Location: 181 State St., Portland, Maine 04101, US
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Event website

7 pm doors – 8 pm show
ADVANCE PURCHASE: $12
DAY-OF: $15

History’s most controversial composer—Richard Wagner—was a polemical genius whose legacy now seeks a klatch of like and open minds.

Wagner’s Nightmare is a new musical endeavor with a forthcoming album release by violist Daniel Orsen and pianist Pierre-Nicolas Colombat. Their recording project and live performances will both appreciate and “tease” classical music’s crazy uncle.

“It’s a cultural exploration,” says Colombat, “a Wagnerfahrt, if you will, that aims to roast Wagner while helping a modern audience appreciate his works and staggering legacy.”