Past Events

  • Florence Delaage Reception

    Recital/Cocktail Reception. Piano recital by Florence Delaage and cocktail party in honor of the Met Ring.

  • At Home with the Gibichungs

    Reception/interview with Alan Held (Gunther) and Marie Plette (Gutrune); Anthony Coggi, interviewer.

  • Met Grand Tier Dinner

    Society ticket holders for Das Rheingold in the 2nd and 3rd Cycles at the Met were invited to dine on the Grand Tier before the performance.

  • Does Wagner’s Anti-Semitism Matter?

    Talk by Prof. Paul Lawrence Rose, author of Wagner: Race and Revolution. Commentary by Prof. Hans Vaget; Prof. Peter Bloom, moderator.

  • Holiday Musicale

    Principals: Janet Hopkins (soprano), John Shelhart (baritone); Joseph Smith (pianist).

  • Furtwängler and Wagner

    Lecture and book signing by Sam Shirakawa, author of The Devil’s Disciple: The Controversial Life and Career of Wilhelm Furtwängler.

  • Tristan und Isolde in Pittsburgh

    Preview/discussion of Pittsburgh Opera’s Tristan in November 1992. William Farlow (director) and Penelope Daner (Isolde); Lew Grenville, host.