Wagner Society of New York

Met Ring Reception
2004-04-29 00:00, 2004-04-26 00:00 UTC
Hospitality Suites: Reception and boutique for Met Ring attendees.

Das Rheingold Seminar
2004-04-25 00:00
Das Rheingold Seminar. Speakers: Dr. Árni Björnsson, Prof. Patrick McCreless, Erick Neher, Joe Pearce, and Alan Wagner. Met Cast Roundtable: Yvonne Naef (Fricka), Philip Langridge (Loge) and Richard Paul Fink (Alberich). Moderator: Lew Grenville.

Siegfried Jerusalem Reception
2004-04-04 00:00
Reception in honor of Siegfried Jerusalem, tenor, for special contributor members.

Mini-Course on The Ring pt. 2
2004-03-24 00:00
Alan Wagner. Mini-course on the Ring. Co-sponsored by the Society and City University of New York Graduate Center.

Mini-Course on The Ring pt. 1
2004-03-17 00:00

Talk with Pierre Boulez
2004-02-10 00:00
Maestro Pierre Boulez. Interview and reception.

The Two Rings: Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and Wagner’s Ring Cycle
2004-01-14 00:00
Prof. Edward R. Haymes. “The Two Rings: Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and Wagner’s Ring Cycle.”

Holiday Musicale
2004-01-04 00:00
Holiday Musicale: Recital with Jennifer Wilson, soprano, and Roxanne Rowedder, mezzo; Thomas Bagwell, pianist.

Bass John Tomlinson Reception
2003-12-20 00:00
Reception in honor of John Tomlinson, bass, for special contributor members.

Berlioz and Wagner: Master Sculptor and Master Singer
2003-12-13 00:00
Prof. Hugh Macdonald. “Berlioz and Wagner: Master Sculptor and Master Singer.”

Adrienne Dugger Recital
2003-11-14 00:00
Adrienne Dugger, soprano; Craig Ketter, pianist. Recital, interview with slides of Der Fliegende Holländer (Bayreuth), and dinner.

Rienzi Talk
2003-11-07 00:00
Craig Knobles and Prof. Felicia Bonaparte. “ Rienzi.” Multimedia lecture on Rienzi in literature, art, and performance.

Tristan and the Mystic Experience
2003-10-02 00:00
Jeffrey Swann, Ph.D. “Tristan and the Mystic Experience.”

WSNY 25th Anniversary Gala
2002-06-14 00:00
Dinner and Entertainment: Reception, gourmet dinner, Overture to Tannhäuser danced by Jeanne Bresciani, highlights from the Society’s first quarter-century, honoring of charter members, photo displays, and silent auction. The Williams Club, 24 E39th St., 7:00 p.m.

Wagner’s Birthday Gala
2002-05-14 00:00
25th WSNY Anniversary Gala and Reception. Principals: Five singers (all Society grant awardees): Adrienne Dugger, Amanda Mace, Gigi Mitchell-Velasco, Clayton Brainerd, and Mark Nicolson; with Linda Hall (pianist); and Jeffrey Swann, pianist, performing Wagner transcriptions. Racquet Club 370 Park Ave., 7:00 p.m.

Was Wagner’s Ring a Classic… or a Romantic Work?
2002-04-19 00:00
Lecture by Jeffrey Buller, Ph.D., followed by book signing for his Classically Romantic: Classical Form and Meaning in Wagner’s Ring. Liederkranz Foundation, 7:30 p.m.

Longborough Festival Mini-Ring
2002-03-06 00:00
Longborough Festival Opera and Its Mini-Ring. Lecture with slides by Martin Graham (founder-director of the Longborough Festival Opera). Liederkranz Foundation, 7:30 p.m.

NY Phil Tristan
2002-02-09 00:00
Society group attendance at Philharmonic performance of Tristan und Isolde excerpts; Kurt Masur, conductor. Avery Fisher Hall, 8:00 p.m.

Schubert Liederabend
2002-01-15 00:00
Metropolitan Opera baritone Eike Wilm Schulte in a program of Schuber Lieder; Carrie-Ann Matheson (pianist). For special contributor members. Goethe-Institut, 7:00 p.m.

Anton Seidl Award
2002-01-07 00:00
The second presentation of the Anton Seidl Award. As the opening program of its 25th Anniversary Year, the Society presented its prestigious award jointly to Birgit Nilsson, soprano (in absentia) and to Jon Vickers, heldentenor (in person). Honorary Co-Chairmen: Mr. Peter Schori, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden to the UN, and Mr. Michael B. Phillips, Consul General, Canadian Consulate General, New York. Program included photo displays, audio highlights presented by Joe Pearce, video excerpts of performances, video clip of Birgit Nilsson’s appearance at James Levine’s 25th Anniversary gala, and a live interview with Mr. Vickers; Lew Grenville, interviewer. Scrolls were presented to Mr. Vickers and to Mignon Dunn (Met Opera mezzo-soprano and colleague of the awardees), accepting on behalf of Mme. Nilsson. New York Genealogical Society, 7:30 p.m.

The Convergence of Fantasy and Geography in Wagner
2001-12-11 00:00
“The Convergence of Fantasy and Geography in Wagner” – lecture by Prof. Rolf Sternberg, Montclair State University. At the Liederkranz Foundation, 7:30 p.m.

Die Meistersinger Seminar
2001-11-18 00:00
22nd Annual Seminar: Die Meistersinger. Speaker: Iain Scott, Canadian writer & lecturer. Met Principals: Jill Grove, Wolfgang Brendel, Eike Wilm Schulte; Robert J. Sweeney, moderator. Program included complete Meistersinger Act III, Deutsche Oper Berlin Production on DVD. New York Geneaological Society, 1:00-5:35 p.m.

Talk with Katarina Dalayman
2001-10-02 00:00
Reception and Interview with Met mezzo-soprano Katarina Dalayman; Lew Grenville, interviewer. CAMI Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Der fliegende Holländer at NYC Opera Performance
2001-09-21 00:00
New York City Opera Dutchman. Society group attendance at New York City Opera with reception for attendees in the Patron’s Lounge prior to performance. New York State Theatre, 8:00 p.m.

Der fliegende Holländer at NYC Opera
2001-09-13 00:00
Overview of New York City Opera’s Der fliegende Holländer. Host: Cori Ellison, NYC Opera dramaturg. Excerpts from the opera performed by cover cast members: Caroline Whisnant, Robert Bork, and David Corman, accompanied by Steven Mosteller, associate conductor. Note: The terrible events of September postponed NYCO’s scheduled opening. The Society is deeply indebted to the performers for their thrilling performances just two days after the catastrophe. Commentary and panel discussion with participants. Location: CAMI Hall at 7:30 p.m.

Annual Business Meeting
2001-06-27 00:00
Annual meeting held at Holy Trinity Church, 7:30 p.m.

The Visual Wagner: Environments, Icons, and Images
2001-06-14 00:00
Lecture with slides by Prof. Alessandra Comini, Southern Methodist University. Dicapo Opera Theatre; 7:30 p.m.

Lucine Amara Celebration
2001-05-11 00:00
Honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Met debut of Lucine Amara (soprano). Recital by Mme. Amara; Thomas Bagwell, pianist, followed by interview and reception; Lew Grenville, interviewer. Liederkranz Foundation, 7:30 p.m.

Honoring Blanche Thebom
2001-04-19 00:00
Reception in honor of Met diva Blanche Thebom. For special contributor members. At the Residence of Kit Gill, 5:30 p.m.
