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.