Annual Meeting
Annual Business Meeting, followed by Francesca Zambello, opera director, discussing, with slides, her forthcoming Tristan und Isolde production at Seattle Opera.
Past Events
12 events found.
Wagner Birthday Musicale
Principals: Jane Dutton (mezzo-soprano), Stephan Kirchgraber (bass); Steven M. Crawford (pianist).
Talk with Jon Vickers
Reception and Interview: Jon Vickers, world-renowned heldentenor; Thurmond Smithall, interviewer.
Wagner Day at Opera Florham
Society group attendance at Opera at Florham’s dull day of Wagner-related activities.
The Figure of the Artist in Wagner’s Work
Lecture on Die Meistersinger by Prof. Simon Williams, Dir. of Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, Univ. of California at Santa Barbara.
Eva Johansson Reception
Eva Johansson (soprano) following her Met debut as Eva in Die Meistersinger on April 6.
Lohengrin Seminar
Our 18th annual seminar.
Ben Heppner Recital
Society group attendance at recital with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Julius Rudel, conductor.
Bruckner and Wagner: An Odd Couple
Lecture by Michael Steinberg, musicologist and critic.
Holiday Musicale
Principals: Caroline Whisnant (soprano), Clayton Brainerd (bass-baritone), joined by Edward Russell (bass); Kathleen Kelly (pianist).
Thomas Mann, Franz W. Beidler, and the Legacy of Richard Wagner
Lecture by Prof. Hans R. Vaget.
The Italian Wagnerians
Lecture by Mary Jane Phillips-Matz, with recorded musical examples.