Furtwängler and Wagner
Lecture and book signing by Sam Shirakawa, author of The Devil’s Disciple: The Controversial Life and Career of Wilhelm Furtwängler.
Lecture and book signing by Sam Shirakawa, author of The Devil’s Disciple: The Controversial Life and Career of Wilhelm Furtwängler.
Lecture by Joseph Horowitz, musicologist/author.
Principals: Janet Hopkins (soprano), John Shelhart (baritone); Joseph Smith (pianist).
Thirteenth Annual Seminar: Die Meistersinger
Talk by Prof. Paul Lawrence Rose, author of Wagner: Race and Revolution. Commentary by Prof. Hans Vaget; Prof. Peter Bloom, moderator.
Lecture by Prof. Peter Wapnewski, co-editor of Wagner Handbook.
Lecture by Elise K .Kirk, Ph.D.
Society ticket holders for Das Rheingold in the 2nd and 3rd Cycles at the Met were invited to dine on the Grand Tier before the performance.
Reception/interview with Alan Held (Gunther) and Marie Plette (Gutrune); Anthony Coggi, interviewer.
Recital/Cocktail Reception. Piano recital by Florence Delaage and cocktail party in honor of the Met Ring.
Luncheon Lecture: Shaw, Wagner, and the Ring Cycle. Dr. Gary Schmidgall; Wagner boutique.
Society ticket holders for Das Rheingold in the 2nd and 3rd Cycles at the Met were invited to dine on the Grand Tier before the performance.