Unique Materials in the Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Jennifer B. Lee, curator: Unique Materials in the Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library (exhibit and talk), followed by lunch.
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Bayreuth Festival Highlights
Bayreuth Festival Highlights: German Bravo-Casas on Siegfried Wagner’s life and career; John Muller on the new production of Tannhäuser ; Scott Carlton on the anniversary of Wolfgang Wagner’s birth and his years as Director of the Bayreuth Festival.
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“Wagner and Brahms: The War of the Romantics.”
Liederkranz Foundation 6 E 87th St., New York, NY, United StatesSaul Lilienstein: “Wagner and Brahms: The War of the Romantics.”
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The Russian Parsifal?: Rimsky-Korsakov and the Invisible City of Kitezh.
Prof. Harlow Robinson. "The Russian Parsifal?: Rimsky-Korsakov and the Invisible City of Kitezh."
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Rienzi with Eve Queler
Maestro Eve Queler and Rienzi. With solos by Jeremy Brauner and Mary Ann Stewart.
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Parsifal and French Symbolism.
Marian Burleigh-Motley, PhD, lecturer. "Parsifal and French Symbolism." With solos by Amy Shoremount-Obra (WSNY awardee).
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From Richard I to Richard III: Wagner, Strauss and Questions of Influence
Klavierhaus 790 11th Ave., New York, NY, United Statesfrom Richard I to Richard III: Wagner, Strauss and Questions of Influence: Lecture by John Muller, Juilliard Professor
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A Tribute to Hans Neuenfels
Commentary by colleagues, with illustrations and excerpts from his memoirs.
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Joseph W. Polisi: “Beacon to the World: A History of Lincoln Center”
3 West Club 3 W51st. St., New York, United StatesDescription: In a special presentation and book signing hosted by the Wagner Society of New York, Joseph W. Polisi offered a summary and archival images of the creation and growth of Lincoln Center, drawn from his recent book, Beacon to the World: A History of Lincoln Center. Copies of the book were available for sale […]
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Wagner’s Music in Classic Hollywood Cartoons
National Opera Center 330 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesDescription: Scholarship met fun in this delightful evening. Prof. Goldmark opened our eyes to the pervasive presence of Richard Wagner in the popular American culture of the mid 20th Century. Profusely illustrated by clips of hilarious cartoons such as the classic What’s Opera, Doc? which is the source of the immortal lines, “Kill the wabbit” […]
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Wagner & German Nationalism with Prof. Michael P. Steinberg
National Opera Center 330 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesDescription: Prof. Michael P. Steinberg of Brown University and co-curator of the recent exhibit in Berlin’s German Historical Museum explained the influence of Wagner on German nationalism in the mid-19th century and its lasting impact on German self-identity. As Prof. Steinberg explained to The New York Times, “You can’t have a naïve and beautiful production […]
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Recent Wagner Productions
National Opera Center 330 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesDescription: Our well-traveled Society members reported on productions of Wagner operas in the U.S. and abroad, including Opera Atlanta’s Das Rheingold, the Bayreuth Festival’s Parsifal, and Ring Cycles in Budapest and Vienna. We also had a presentation by bass-baritone Joseph Parrish, our 2023 Bayreuth stipendiat, and a talk with two young WSNY members about their […]