WNO Ring Talk
Francesca Zambello. Discussion of Washington National Opera Ring. With Daniel Brenna (Siegfried) and Ryan McKinny (Günther).
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.
Roundup of Summer Festivals: Washington, Budapest, Bayreuth.
Tristan und Isolde Seminar: Donald Rosenthal, Robert Sutherland, Jeffrey Swann, Hans Vaget, and the Met Tristan Cast Roundtable: Nina Stemme, Ekaterina Gubanova, Stuart Skelton, and René Pape. Moderator: Robert J. Sweeney.