“The Disillusionment of Revolutionaries: Wagner, Frank Castorf, and the Ring”
talk with Mark Berry
talk with Mark Berry
Francesca Zambello, director of San Francisco Ring: “Shining the Ring: Revisiting It as a Director”; with Maestro Donald Runnicles, conductor of the Ring.
Clay Hilley, tenor, and Abdiel Vázquez, piano.
Vocal showcase: Parsifal, with commentary, joint event with Met Opera Guild. WSNY grantees: Leah Crowne, Mauricio Trejo, John Dominick III.
Annual Seminar: Parsifal. Speakers: William Kinderman, Katherine Syer, Sarah Kay, Jeffrey Swann. Met Cast Roundtable: Evelyn Herlitzius, Peter Mattei, and Evgeny Nikitin. Moderator: F. Peter Phillips.
Talk with Thomas S. Grey
Special Contributors Reception: presentation of Anton Seidl Award to Mignon Dunn, mezzo-soprano.
Exclusive Screening of a 90-minute documentary: “Birgit Nilsson – A League of Her Own.”
Centenary Tribute to Birgit Nilsson: Ken Benson, host.
Annual business meeting, book sale, screening of excerpts from Centenary Tribute.
Presentations by members.
Highlighting the visit of the Hungarian State Opera and National Ballet.