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SUMMARY:Bayreuth Artist Talk: Mika Kares
DESCRIPTION:Join us in 2026 for the Bayreuth Artists Talks Series\, an engaging opportunity to connect with the exceptional performers of the Bayreuth Festival. This event presents Mika Kares\, singing Fasolt in Das Rheingold\, Hunding in Die Walküre\, and Hagen in Götterdämmerung\, as well as Daland in Der fliegende Holländer. In 2025 Mr. Kares also sang Heinrich der Vogler in Lohengrin. 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. With a relaxed and informal setting\, these conversations provide a deeper understanding of the works the artists bring to life on stage\, making each event a memorable encounter with the people behind the music. \nMika Kares has established himself as one of today’s internationally most sought-after basses. His vast repertoire covers all the great Italian and German composers such as Verdi\, Wagner and Mozart\, in addition to the most important roles of the slavic and Finnish tradition. \nDistinguished by his colourful bass voice\, Kares regularly guests at the most renowned houses and festivals worldwide and has worked with conductors including Christian Thielemann\, Simone Young\, Teodor Currentzis\, Nikolaus Harnoncourt\, Fabio Luisi\, Marc Minkowski\, Zubin Mehta\, Riccardo Muti\, Franz Welser-Möst\, Sebastian Weigle\, François-Xavier Roth\, Klaus Mäkelä\, Kent Nagano\, Kirill Petrenko\, Marco Armiliato\, Thomas Guggeis and Tarmo Peltokoski. \nRecent seasons’ opera highlights include i.a. Hagen/Götterdämmerung at the Bayreuth Festival\, the Vienna State Opera and Berlin State Opera (where he also sang Fasolt and Hunding\, as well as Vodník/Rusalka\, Ivan/Khovanshchina and Zaccaria/Nabucco in new productions)\, Bluebeard/Bluebeard’s Castle at the Salzburg Festival\, Sarastro/Die Zauberflöte at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and Munich’s Bavarian State Opera\, Il Commendatore/Don Giovanni at The Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Salzburg and Savonlinna Festivals\, Daland/The Flying Dutchman at the Lyric Opera\, Fafner/Das Rheingold and Jacopo Fiesco/Simon Boccanegra at the Opéra National de Paris\, King Heinrich/Lohengrin\, King Marke/Tristan und Isolde\, Padre Guardiano/La forza del destino and Balthazar/La Favorite at the Bavarian State Opera\, Gremin/Eugene Onegin at the Vienna State Opera\, Landgraf Hermann/Tannhäuser at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and the Zurich Opera\, Zaccaria/Nabucco at Deutsche Oper Berlin\, Inquisitor/The Fiery Angel at Teatro Real de Madrid\, Great Inquisitor/Don Carlo at Teatro alla Scala\, and Ramfis/Aida at Théâtre Royale de La Monnaie in Brussels\, as well as the monumental Finnish roles of Antti/The Horseman (A. Sallinen) at the Finnish National Opera and Paavo/The Last Temptations (J. Kokkonen) at Opera Tampere and the Savonlinna Opera Festival\, where he recently also made his debut as Boris Godunow. \nIn addition\, Mika Kares is very sought after as a concert singer\, his broad repertoire including key works such as Mozart’s Requiem\, Rossini’s Stabat Mater\, Beethoven’s Symphony No 9 and Missa Solemnis\, Verdi’s Messa da Requiem\, Mahler’s Symphony No 8\, as well as Shostakovich’s Symphonies No 13 and 14. \nIn the upcoming 2026-27 season Kares will be back in Paris for the fourth and final instalment of Bieito’s RING\, Götterdämmerung\, performing his signature role Hagen\, followed by two complete cycles. Subsequently\, he will return to the Royal Opera House as Hagen for the final part of Barrie Kosky’s RING. In addition\, he will be going on a RING concert tour with Opernhaus Zürich as Fasolt/Hunding/Hagen with performances at the Paris Philharmonie and the New York Carnegie Hall. \nThis in-person-only event will take place at the Arvena Kongress Hotel in Bayreuth\, Germany. \nTickets are $15 in advance online\, €15 cash or credit card at the door. \nGet the Series: all six artists talks for $60 (a $30 savings). Pre-purchase is recommended to expedite entry and seating.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/bayreuth-artist-talk-mika-kares/
LOCATION:Arvena Kongress Hotel\, Eduard-Bayerlin Str. 5a\, Bayreuth\, 95445\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Bayreuth
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SUMMARY:What Does a Dramaturg Do?
DESCRIPTION:Cori Ellison explains what Dramaturgs do – and do not – do to assist a production team to interpret and mount an opera. \nAbout the Speaker:  Cori Ellison\, a leading creative figure in the opera world\, has served as staff dramaturg at the Santa Fe Opera\, Glyndebourne Festival\, and New York City Opera (NYCO). Active in developing contemporary opera\, she is a founding faculty member and mentor at American Lyric Theater’s Composer Librettist Development Program and has developed new operatic works for companies including Glyndebourne\, Icelandic Opera\, Canadian Opera\, Norwegian Opera\, Opera Philadelphia\, Chicago Opera Theater\, Arizona Opera\, Opera Birmingham\, Pittsburgh Opera\, Beth Morrison Projects\, On-Site Opera\, the Miller Theater\, Indiana University Opera Theater\, and Crane School of Music. She has served as production dramaturg for projects including Das Rheingold at Los Angeles Philharmonic; L’incoronazione di Poppea at Cincinnati Opera; Orphic Moments at the Salzburg Landestheater\, National Sawdust\, and Master Voices; Aci\, Galatea\, e Polifemo at National Sawdust and Philharmonia Baroque; Washington National Opera’s Ring cycle; Opera Boston’s The Nose; Offenbach!!! at Bard Summerscape; and La finta giardiniera at Indiana University. At Juilliard\, Ellison serves on the Vocal Arts faculty\, and she has coached and taught master classes for singers at schools including Indiana University Jacobs School of Music\, Cincinnati College-Conservatory\, University of Toronto\, University of Texas at Austin\, University of Michigan\, Boston University\, Boston Conservatory\, Michigan State University\, Mannes College\, DePaul University\, University of Illinois\, Loyola University\, Montclair State University\, and University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She serves as judge for the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition\, Concurso San Miguel in Mexico\, Wagner Society of New York\, and other vocal competitions. She creates supertitles for opera companies worldwide and helped launch Met Titles\, the Met’s simultaneous translation system. Her English singing translations include Hansel and Gretel (NYCO)\, La vestale (English National Opera) and Shostakovich’s Cherry Tree Towers (Bard Summerscape). Ellison has written for the New York Times and has contributed to books including The New Grove Dictionary of Opera and The Compleat Mozart. \nThe event will be followed by a social hour with refreshments. \n\nWSNY Members receive livestream link automatically by e-mail; no need to pre-register.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/what-does-a-dramaturg-do/
LOCATION:National Opera Center\, 330 Seventh Avenue\, 7th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk
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SUMMARY:Heard and (often) Unseen: The Orchestra's Perspective
DESCRIPTION:This is an opportunity to meet members of the orchestra that so many of us admire\, discussing their life in the pit and the challenges and inspirations they experience playing under the leadership of a different conductor every night.  An emphasis will be placed on unique issues in Wagnerian scores. \nOrchestra members will be announced at a later date \nThe event will be followed by a social hour with refreshments. \n\nWSNY Members receive livestream link automatically by e-mail; no need to pre-register.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/heard-and-often-unseen-the-orchestras-perspective/
LOCATION:National Opera Center\, 330 Seventh Avenue\, 7th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk
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