Special Contributors Reception with Oksana Lyniv
A private reception in honor of Maestra Oksana Lyniv. Oksana Lyniv was the first woman to conduct at the Bayreuth Festival when she led Der fliegende Holländer in 2021, a […]
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Artist Talk
Bayreuth Talk: Conductor Simone Young
Arvena Kongress Hotel Eduard-Bayerlin Str. 5a, Bayreuth, GermanyExploring the works in-depth with the artists performing in the Festival, we continue our series of Artists' Talks in 2024. On Monday, 19 August we welcome conductor Simone Young, who will be conducting the Ring Cycle at this year's festival. Performers will discuss their careers, the challenges and rewards of working at Bayreuth, and answer audience questions in an informal atmosphere.
Free – $20.00
Bayreuth Talk: Bass-Baritone Nicholas Brownlee
Arvena Kongress Hotel Eduard-Bayerlin Str. 5a, Bayreuth, GermanyExploring the works in-depth with the artists performing in the Festival, we continue our series of Artists' Talks in 2024. On Tuesday, 20 August we welcome bass-baritone Nicholas Brownlee, who will be performing Donner in Das Rheingold. Performers will discuss their careers, the challenges and rewards of working at Bayreuth, and answer audience questions in an informal atmosphere.
Free – $20.00
Bayreuth Talk: Bass Tobias Kehrer
Arvena Kongress Hotel Eduard-Bayerlin Str. 5a, Bayreuth, GermanyExploring the works in-depth with the artists performing in the Festival, we continue our series of Artists' Talks in 2024. On Wednesday, 21 August we welcome bass Tobias Kehrer, who will be performing Fafner in Das Rheingold and Siegfried and Titurel in Parsifal. Performers will discuss their careers, the challenges and rewards of working at Bayreuth, and answer audience questions in an informal atmosphere.
Free – $20.00
Bayreuth Talk: Soprano Catherine Foster
Arvena Kongress Hotel Eduard-Bayerlin Str. 5a, Bayreuth, GermanyExploring the works in-depth with the artists performing in the Festival, we continue our series of Artists' Talks in 2024. On Thursday, 22 August we welcome soprano Catherine Foster, who will be singing Brünnhilde in Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung in the Ring Cycle at this year's festival. Performers will discuss their careers, the challenges and rewards of working at Bayreuth, and answer audience questions in an informal atmosphere.
Free – $20.00
A View from the Prompter’s Box with Craig Rutenberg
National Opera Center 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, United States
Hybrid Event
Former Head of Music Staff at the Metropolitan Opera, Craig Rutenberg explains what a prompter does, what preparation prompters undergo in a particular production, and how a good prompter can rescue performers from disaster. He will also discuss the various responsibilities of the music staff at the Met — from rehearsal pianist to diction coach to assistant conductor to prompter.
Free – $15.00
Seminar: Die Frau ohne Schatten
Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., Third Floor, New York, United States
Hybrid Event
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.
Free – $200.00
Wagnerian Techniques in Film Scores: Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings
National Opera Center 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, United States
Hybrid Event
In his decades-long career as a musician, Doug Adams has remained in-demand as a performer, a composer/arranger, an author, and a lecturer. He was selected by Howard Shore to observe and document his work on The Lord of the Rings films – a score performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, eventually exceeding 13 hours, and consistently cited as one of the best film scores ever written.
Free – $15.00
Reception with Conductor Simone Young – For Special Contributors
Conductor Simone Young will again join the Wagner Society of New York for a private reception following her matinée performance of Bruckner's Sixth Symphony with the New York Philharmonic.
Bayreuth Artist Talk: Ekaterina Gubanova
Arvena Kongress Hotel Eduard-Bayerlin Str. 5a, Bayreuth, GermanyEkaterina Gubanova this year will sing Kundry in Parsifal and Brangäne in Tristan und Isolde; from 2019-24 she performed Venus in Tannhäuser at the Bayreuth Festival. Join us in for the Bayreuth Artists Talks Series, an engaging opportunity to connect with the exceptional performers of the Bayreuth Festival. These intimate sessions offer audiences a rare glimpse behind the scenes as artists reflect on their careers, share insights into their roles and creative processes, and discuss the unique experience of performing at Bayreuth.
$15.00 – $60.00
Bayreuth Artist Talk: Jordan Shanahan
Arvena Kongress Hotel Eduard-Bayerlin Str. 5a, Bayreuth, GermanyJordan Shanahan singe Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde, Klingsor in Parsifal, and Kothner in Die Meistersinger at the Bayreuth Festival this year. Join us for the Bayreuth Artists Talks Series, an engaging opportunity to connect with the exceptional performers of the Bayreuth Festival. These intimate sessions offer audiences a rare glimpse behind the scenes as artists reflect on their careers, share insights into their roles and creative processes, and discuss the unique experience of performing at Bayreuth.
$15.00 – $60.00
Bayreuth Artist Talk: Michael Spyres
Arvena Kongress Hotel Eduard-Bayerlin Str. 5a, Bayreuth, GermanyMichael Spyres sings Siegmund in Die Walküre and Walther in Die Meistersinger at the Bayreuth Festival this summer. Join us for the Bayreuth Artists Talks Series, an engaging opportunity to connect with the exceptional performers of the Bayreuth Festival. These intimate sessions offer audiences a rare glimpse behind the scenes as artists reflect on their careers, share insights into their roles and creative processes, and discuss the unique experience of performing at Bayreuth.
$15.00 – $60.00