Tannhäuser: Complete Opera on Laserdisc
Presentation of the complete Tannhäuser in a revolutionary Bayreuth interpretation by Götz Friedrich.
Presentation of the complete Tannhäuser in a revolutionary Bayreuth interpretation by Götz Friedrich.
Talk by Prof. Joachim Herz (opera director) on his 1964 film of the opera, followed by a screening of the film.
1912 silent film "The Life of Richard Wagner" (digitally remastered in DVD format with soundtrack) and discussion of film by Dr. Paul Fryer.
2-hour documentary on Astrid Varnay, Donald Collup: “Never before: The Life and ‘First' New York Career of Astrid Varnay”
Screening of film on Siegfried Wagner and Wagner's 198th birthday celebration.
Screening of documentary film by Hilan Warshaw: “Wagner’s Jews”; with panel discussion, moderated by Lydia Goehr. Panelists: Philip Kitcher, Stuart Klawans, Anne Midgette, Hilan Warshaw.
“Wagner –A Genius in Exile”: A scenic documentary film with interviews and music, about Wagner’s sojourns in Switzerland. Antoine Wagner, guest of honor and interviewee. Scott Carlton, host.
Exclusive Screening of a 90-minute documentary: “Birgit Nilsson – A League of Her Own.”
Film of Der fliegende Holländer, directed by Joachim Herz, with introduction by Hilan Warshaw.
Documentary screening Global Wagner – From Bayreuth to the World is not a biography of Richard Wagner, nor is it a musicological analysis of his work. This is a documentary […]
A special preview screening of the complete Act II of Parsifal, from a new film adaptation currently six years in the making. This multimedia adaptation blends performance, painting, and dazzling visuals to bring Wagner’s last work to life for the big screen.
Join us for a rare screening of Mahler (1974), Ken Russell’s audacious and visually stunning portrait of composer Gustav Mahler. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes, Mahler is widely regarded as one of Russell’s most beautiful and imaginative films. Set during the composer’s final days in 1911, the film follows Mahler and his wife Alma on a train journey, during which the story of his life, loves, and inner turmoil unfolds through a dreamlike series of flashbacks.