Past Events

Baltimore Opera Tannhäuser

Society group attendance at the Baltimore Opera Company’s production of Tannhäuser, directed by Werner Herzog.

Die Feen and La Donna Serpente

Speakers: Prof. John L. DiGaetani, on Carlo Gozzi’s play La Donna Serpente (the source of Wagner’s early opera), and Suzanne M. Lodato, Ph.D., on Wagner’s Die Feen.

A Hero’s Life: Jon Vickers

Talk with recorded illustrations and book signing by Jeannie Williams, author of the first biography of renowned heldentenor Jon Vickers.

Holiday Musicale

Principals: Marjorie Elinor Dix (soprano), Eugenie Grunewald (mezzo-soprano); Thomas Bagwell (pianist).

Ben Heppner Reception

Reception in honor of Ben Heppner (Met Tristan), a joint program of the Society and the Canadian Consulate General.

Thanksgiving Dinner

Wolfgang and Gudrun Wagner at a traditional Thanksgiving dinner attended by several Society members and friends at the residence of John Ryan and Lia Troy.

Harlem Tour

Wolfgang and Gudrun Wagner tour Harlem and attend the Harlem Gospel Choir. Lunch hosted by Society member Johann Mainz, with a tour of Columbia University campus.

Lower Manhattan Tour

Wolfgang and Gudrun Wagner, escorted by Society member Robert Schiffmann, on a tour of Lower Manhattan.

Morgan Library Visit

Wolfgang and Gudrun Wagner visit the Morgan Library to view its Wagner holdings. Special presentation hosted by Rigbie Turner, Music Curator and Society member. Lunch at the Morgan.

Wagner Day

Interview and question period with Wolfgang Wagner on the occasion of his and Frau Gudrun Wagner’s five-day visit to New York City