Special Contributor Reception
Reception in honor of Maestro Adam Fischer, for special contributor members.
Past Events
12 events found.
Talk with Stephanie Blythe
Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano, Fricka in Met Opera and Seattle Opera Ring Cycles: Interview and reception. Ken Benson, host.
Holiday Recital.
Holiday Recital: Sarah Heltzel, mezzo, and John Dominick, bass-baritone.
Wagner and Strauss Seminar
Wagner and Strauss Seminar, with emphasis on Die Frau ohne Schatten. Speakers: Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), J. Knighten Smit (director), Prof. Kevin C. Karnes, Prof. Bryan Gilliam, Joe Pearce; Met Cast Roundtable: Christine Goerke, Anne Schwanewilms, Ildikó Komlósi, Johan Reuter. Moderator: Robert J. Sweeney.
Summer Festivals
Summer Festivals: Bayreuth and Seattle. PowerPoints and panels. Alfred Jones, moderator. Bayreuth: Scott Carlton, Michael Engber, John Muller, Rebecca Wui; Seattle: Don Crawshaw, Matthew Hoffman.
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Open house and reception for exhibit of Celebrated Composers in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University.
“Wagner’s Jews” Film
Screening of documentary film by Hilan Warshaw: “Wagner’s Jews”; with panel discussion, moderated by Lydia Goehr. Panelists: Philip Kitcher, Stuart Klawans, Anne Midgette, Hilan Warshaw.
Bayreuth Talks
Bayreuth Festival attendance and English language lectures sponsored by WSNY; John J. H. Muller, 2012 lecturer.
Stemme and Delavan
Interview with Nina Stemme (soprano) and Mark Delavan (baritone); Margaret Juntwait, host; reception in celebration of Wagner’s 199th birthday and 35th anniversary of the Wagner Society of New York.
Rhine Journey on the Hudson
“Rhine Journey on the Hudson”: lunch cruise in lower New York harbor.
Opera in HD: A Panel Discussion
Opera in HD: A Panel Discussion. Hilan Warshaw, moderator; Panelists: Heidi Waleson, Dr. Brian Large, and Eric Owens.
Götterdämmerung Seminar
Götterdämmerung Seminar: Scholars: Marian Burleigh-Motley, Will Crutchfield, Ryan Minor, Joe Pearce, Hilan Warshaw; Met Cast Roundtable: Katarina Dalayman, Wendy Bryn Harmer, Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Iain Paterson.