Past Events

  • Die Meistersinger Seminar

    Seminar on Die Meistersinger. Speakers: Marian Burleigh-Motley, Nicholas Vazsonyi, Donald Palumbo, Joe Pearce; Met principals; Annette Dasch, Johan Botha, James Morris. Moderator: Robert J. Sweeney.

  • Summer Festivals

    Summer Festivals: Budapest, Erl, and Bayreuth (with visuals).

  • Budapest Ring Cycle

    Budapest Ring Cycle, with WSNY group attendance.

  • “Wagner –A Genius in Exile”

    “Wagner –A Genius in Exile”: A scenic documentary film with interviews and music, about Wagner’s sojourns in Switzerland. Antoine Wagner, guest of honor and interviewee. Scott Carlton, host.

  • Interview with Simon O’Neill

    Simon O’Neill, Met Opera and international heldentenor: Interview, with performances from his roles in which he accompanied himself. Scott Carlton, host.

  • “Russia at the Met”

    “Russia at the Met.” Prof. Boris Gasparov: “ Eugene Onegin,  Tristan, and Problems of Operatic Realism”; Marian Burleigh-Motley: visual presentation on  Prince Igor and  The Nose.

  • Budapest Ring Reception

    Information program on Budapest Ring with reception, hosted by Hungarian Consulate General.

  • 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.