Jessica Faselt, soprano, our 2019 WSNY Ursula Springer Award winner, in recital with Israel Gursky, pianist, in a program to be announced.
Joan Dornemann is one of the most highly respected opera coaches in the world today. In her position as Assistant Conductor with the Metropolitan Opera, she has prepared the most prominent international artists for their performances at the Met. She will join us in an informal conversation about musical preparation, the work of the prompter, and what it takes to sing in a hall like the Met.
This is the Society’s annual “deep dive” into a Wagner-related work currently in the repertory of the Metropolitan Opera. This year we will visit a work that many regard as Richard Strauss’s masterpiece: Die Frau ohne Schatten. Speakers include Prof. Bryan Gilliam of Duke University, Prof. Larry Wolff of New York University, and our very popular Singers’ Roundtable featuring members of the cast of the Met production. Critic and lecturer David Shengold will return as our Moderator.
Join fellow members in this exciting performance of Lorin Maazel's Ring without Words: On the heels of her success at the Bayreuth Festival, Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the New York Philharmonic this wordless distillation of The Ring Cycle at David Geffen Hall. Prime group tickets at a 15% discount and no fees - seating is limited.
