Past Events

Tristan und Isolde Seminar

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.

Summer Festivals

Roundup of Summer Festivals: Washington, Budapest, Bayreuth.

Tribute to Waltraud Meier

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.

“Wagner in Hungary”

“Wagner in Hungary”: multi-media program presented by Hungarian Consulate; screening of “Meeting Venus.”

“The New Wagner Museum in Bayreuth”

Sven Friedrich: “The New Wagner Museum in Bayreuth.” At the Morgan Library & Museum, in conjunction with their exhibit “Wagner’s Ring: Forging an Epic.”

Holiday Recital.

Recital with Felicia Moore, soprano; Craig Ketter, piano. 

“After Tristan”

Walter Frisch. “After Tristan”: its impact, and the 2015 Bayreuth production.

Tannhäuser Seminar

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. 

WNO Ring Talk

Francesca Zambello. Discussion of Washington National Opera Ring. With Daniel Brenna (Siegfried) and Ryan McKinny (Günther).