“21 Years at the Met”
Violinist Erica Miner: “21 Years at the Met.”
Violinist Erica Miner: “21 Years at the Met.”
“Wagner in Hungary”: multi-media program presented by Hungarian Consulate; screening of “Meeting Venus.”
Masterclass with Adrianne Pieczonka, Met soprano.
Sven Friedrich: “The New Wagner Museum in Bayreuth.” At the Morgan Library & Museum, in conjunction with their exhibit “Wagner’s Ring: Forging an Epic.”
Recital with Felicia Moore, soprano; Craig Ketter, piano.
Walter Frisch. “After Tristan”: its impact, and the 2015 Bayreuth production.
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.
Francesca Zambello. Discussion of Washington National Opera Ring. With Daniel Brenna (Siegfried) and Ryan McKinny (Günther).
Bayreuth Festival: Lecture and reception in recognition of the new production of Tristan und Isolde; John Muller, lecturer.
Budapest Ring Cycle, with WSNY group attendance.
Prof. Heath Lees: “Exploring the Ring.” Lecture with piano and a/v illustrations. With Wagner's 202nd birthday celebration.
Reception in honor of Eva-Maria Westbroek, soprano (for special contributors).