Talk with Violeta Urmana
Violeta Urmana (Kundry in the Met Parsifal); Robert J. Sweeney, host (Verena Kossodo, translator).
Past Events
12 events found.
2001 Seattle Ring
Discussion of the upcoming new Seattle Ring by Speight Jenkins (General Director of the Seattle Opera), illustrated by slides and tapes of the production.
Wagner in Spain
Lecture by Xavier Nicolás (Presiden of Asociación Wagneriana de Barcelona) on the 100th Anniversary of the Asociación and a discussion with slides of José Mestres Cabanes (Spanish painter and set designer).
Holiday Musicale
Amanda Mace (soprano); Thomas Bagwell (pianist).
Joachim Herz on Der fliegende Holländer
Talk by Prof. Joachim Herz (opera director) on his 1964 film of the opera, followed by a screening of the film.
Der fliegende Holländer Seminar
21st Annual Seminar. Speakers: Prof. Simon Williams, Erick Neher, Prof. Robert Bailey, Joe Pearce, Prof. Mark Anderson; Robert J. Sweeney, moderator. Discussion with Met principal Roland Wagenführer (Erick).
The Ring without Words
Society group attendance at the New York Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel, conductor, in the premiere of his 70-minute arrangement of the Ring Cycle.
Wagner’s Quest for the Grail
Lecture, with musical illustrations, by Jonathan Lewsey, British writer/lecturer, author of Who’s Who and What’s What in Wagner.
Perspectives on the 2000 Bayreuth Ring
Panel discussion by Society members who attended the new Bayreuth Ring production by Jürgen Flimm.
Annual Meeting
Annual Business Meeting
Mahler: Disciple and Champion of Wagner
Lecture with slides by Prof. Henry-Louis de la Grange, noted biographer of Gustav Mahler.
Telling it Like it Is: Exploring Narrations in the Ring
Lecture and recital by Jeffrey Swann, concert pianist and Wagner scholar, followed by a German buffet lunch.