More couples are skipping the traditional processional to Richard Wagner’s “Bridal Chorus.” By Morgan Sullivan Morgan Sullivan attended five weddings last year. Wagner’s “Here Comes the Bride” was not ...

Growing up I didn’t much think about my wedding. This is not to say I didn’t dream about the man I would one day marry; I did that plenty. But the details — a white tulle dress, a tiered fondant cake ...

Chances are, if you've ever been to a wedding, you heard the classic bridal march commonly known as "Here Comes the Bride." The song has been a staple of weddings in the Western world for more than ...

An auspicious and ambitious all-Wagner concert was presented as a “Tribute to the Thomasian” by the UST Symphony Orchestra under conductor Herminigildo Ranera at the CCP main theater.

Wagner’s own music has made a powerful statement within a film. Some notable examples: 1. “The Great Dictator” (1940). The prelude to Act 1 of “Lohengrin” serves as ironic underscore for a classic ...

Around where I come from (New York) the music for when the bride walks down the aisle is always ‘Bridal Chorus’ from Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin, and the music when the new couple runs off is ...

Barbara Wagner, a passionate leading figure in Western New York choral music, died Feb. 17 at the Garden House Nursing Home in Getzville, after a long illness. She was 80. Countless singers and ...

There are many superstitious wedding traditions, but some have pretty clear origins. One of those is the music most commonly associated with Western weddings. The “Wedding March” and the song perhaps ...

Under normal circumstances, the Hong Kong Philharmonic could perform The Flying Dutchman without the work’s title reminding listeners that Jaap van Zweden, a jet-setting native of Amsterdam, would ...

Joining the ranks of other New Orleans area arts organizations kicking off their first full season in two years, the New Orleans Opera Association opens 2021-22 with a production of Act I of Richard ...

If you've got a wedding coming up and a few million to spare, there's one thing you might want the wedding band to have - the original sheet music for Here Comes the Bride. It'll set you back ...