Past Events

  • Tribute to Waltraud Meier

    Tribute to Waltraud Meier, Met soprano (for special contributor members).  Interview with F. Paul Driscoll; message from Mo. Daniel Barenboim, remarks by distinguished guests; presentation of Anton Seidl Award.

  • “Wagner in Hungary”

    “Wagner in Hungary”: multi-media program presented by Hungarian Consulate; screening of “Meeting Venus.”

  • “The New Wagner Museum in Bayreuth”

    Sven Friedrich: “The New Wagner Museum in Bayreuth.” At the Morgan Library & Museum, in conjunction with their exhibit “Wagner’s Ring: Forging an Epic.”

  • Holiday Recital.

    Recital with Felicia Moore, soprano; Craig Ketter, piano. 

  • “After Tristan”

    Walter Frisch. “After Tristan”: its impact, and the 2015 Bayreuth production.

  • Tannhäuser Seminar

    Tannhäuser Seminar: Speakers: Dorothea von Mücke, Marion Burleigh-Motley, Joe Pearce, Victor Callegari, Ira Lieberman, Sylvia Nolan, Jasmin Cowin; Met Cast Roundtable: Eva-Maria Westbroek, Michelle DeYoung, Frank van Aken, Peter Mattei, Günther Groissböck. Robert Sweeney, moderator. 

  • WNO Ring Talk

    Francesca Zambello. Discussion of Washington National Opera Ring. With Daniel Brenna (Siegfried) and Ryan McKinny (Günther).

  • Bayreuth Festival

    Bayreuth Festival: Lecture and reception in recognition of the  new production of Tristan und Isolde; John Muller, lecturer.

  • Budapest Ring Cycle

    Budapest Ring Cycle, with WSNY group attendance.

  • “Exploring the Ring”

    Prof. Heath Lees: “Exploring the Ring.” Lecture with piano and a/v illustrations. With Wagner's 202nd birthday celebration.