Talk with Pierre Boulez
Maestro Pierre Boulez. Interview and reception.
Past Events
12 events found.
The Two Rings: Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and Wagner’s Ring Cycle
Prof. Edward R. Haymes. “The Two Rings: Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and Wagner’s Ring Cycle.”
Holiday Musicale
Holiday Musicale: Recital with Jennifer Wilson, soprano, and Roxanne Rowedder, mezzo; Thomas Bagwell, pianist.
Bass John Tomlinson Reception
Reception in honor of John Tomlinson, bass, for special contributor members.
Berlioz and Wagner: Master Sculptor and Master Singer
Prof. Hugh Macdonald. “Berlioz and Wagner: Master Sculptor and Master Singer.”
Adrienne Dugger Recital
Adrienne Dugger, soprano; Craig Ketter, pianist. Recital, interview with slides of Der Fliegende Holländer (Bayreuth), and dinner.
Rienzi Talk
Craig Knobles and Prof. Felicia Bonaparte. “ Rienzi.” Multimedia lecture on Rienzi in literature, art, and performance.
Tristan and the Mystic Experience
Jeffrey Swann, Ph.D. “Tristan and the Mystic Experience.”
WSNY 25th Anniversary Gala
Dinner and Entertainment: Reception, gourmet dinner, Overture to Tannhäuser danced by Jeanne Bresciani, highlights from the Society’s first quarter-century, honoring of charter members, photo displays, and silent auction. p.m.
Wagner’s Birthday Gala
25th WSNY Anniversary Gala and Reception. transcriptions.
Was Wagner’s Ring a Classic… or a Romantic Work?
Lecture by Jeffrey Buller, Ph.D., followed by book signing for his Classically Romantic: Classical Form and Meaning in Wagner’s Ring.
Longborough Festival Mini-Ring
Longborough Festival Opera and Its Mini-Ring. Lecture with slides by Martin Graham (founder-director of the Longborough Festival Opera).