Budapest Ring Cycle
Budapest Ring Cycle, with WSNY group attendance.
Budapest Ring Cycle, with WSNY group attendance.
Bayreuth Festival: Lecture and reception in recognition of the new production of Tristan und Isolde; John Muller, lecturer.
Francesca Zambello. Discussion of Washington National Opera Ring. With Daniel Brenna (Siegfried) and Ryan McKinny (Günther).
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.
Walter Frisch. “After Tristan”: its impact, and the 2015 Bayreuth production.
Recital with Felicia Moore, soprano; Craig Ketter, piano.
Sven Friedrich: “The New Wagner Museum in Bayreuth.” At the Morgan Library & Museum, in conjunction with their exhibit “Wagner’s Ring: Forging an Epic.”
Masterclass with Adrianne Pieczonka, Met soprano.
“Wagner in Hungary”: multi-media program presented by Hungarian Consulate; screening of “Meeting Venus.”
Violinist Erica Miner: “21 Years at the Met.”
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.
Bayreuth Festival Lecture Series: John Muller, Lecturer.