Das Rheingold Dinner
Society ticketholders for Das Rheingold in the 2nd and 3rd cycles were invited to dine at O’Neal’s before the performance
Past Events
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Ring Reception
Hospitality Suite: All Met Ring attendees were invited to drop by, view the Ring Disc demonstration, and become acquainted with the Society.
Jane Eaglen Reception
Reception and interview with Jane Eaglen (Brünnhilde in the Met Ring) and her husband, Brian Lyson; Lew Grenville, interviewer.
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.
Helen Traubel Centenary Celebration
Commemorative Series: Program honoring the great American soprano. Presenters: Geoffrey S. Riggs and Alfred Hubay.
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.