“Ring Cycle: Vocal Showcase”
Collaboration with Metropolitan Opera Guild, featuring six WSNY grantees.
Upcoming Events
12 events found.
Seminar: “New Insights into Wagner’s Ring Cycle”
Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Gundula Kreuzer, Hannah Chan-Hartley, Alexander K. Rothe, Prof. Simon Williams; moderator: Robert J. Sweeney. Met Cast Roundtable: Christine Goerke, Greer Grimsley, Tomasz Konieczny, Stefan Vinke.
Michael Volle, baritone
Reception in honor of Michael Volle, baritone: an appreciation to Special Contributor Members.
“Narcissism in the Ring: How to Find Yourself in Wagner’s Greatest Work.”
Talk with Paul de Quenoy
Unique Materials in the Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Jennifer B. Lee, curator: Unique Materials in the Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library (exhibit and talk), followed by lunch.
Rhine Journey on the Hudson
115 WSNY Members, Met Ring cast members and guests mingled aboard the Cloud Nine IV under the command of our fearless captain.
“The Norns and the Magic of Time.”
presentation by Jeffrey Swann
Unique Materials in the Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Jennifer B. Lee, curator: Unique Materials in the Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library (exhibit and talk), followed by lunch.
Wagner Birthday Recital
Suzanne Hendrix, mezzo (WSNY?Robert Lauch Endowed Fund awardee), and Carami Hilaire, soprano (WSNY?awardee), with reception.
Bayreuth Festival Highlights
Bayreuth Festival Highlights: German Bravo-Casas on Siegfried Wagner’s life and career; John Muller on the new production of Tannhäuser ; Scott Carlton on the anniversary of Wolfgang Wagner’s birth and his years as Director of the Bayreuth Festival.
A View from the Podium: Eve Queler on Conducting Wagner
Eve Queler on Conducting Wagner, with booksigning of her memoir A View from the Podium.