Commemorative Series: Blanche Thebom
Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Mme. Thebom’s Met debut. Gala dinner followed by a multi-media program and comments from distinguished colleagues
Past Events
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Recital by James King
The Society presented the internationally renowned heldentenor in his only New York recital, joined for a duet by Kathryn Chase, soprano; David Triestram, pianist.
America’s Wagner Cult and the Women’s Movement of the Late Gilded Age.
Lecture and book signing by Joseph Horowitz, author of Wagner Nights: An American History.
Commemorative Series: Karl Böhm
Commemorative Series: Karl Böhm (1894-1981). Celebration of the great maestro on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth in August 1894.
1994 Bayreuth
Bayreuth! Discussion with slides by 1994 Ring attendees
Annual Business Meeting
Annual Business Meeting.
Wagner Birthday Musicale
Principals: Gigi Mitchell-Velasco (mezzo-soprano), Mark Rehnstrom (tenor); David Triestram (pianist).
Wagner/Strauss Seminar
Fourteenth Annual Seminar: Wagner/Strauss.
Dutchman Dinner
Met Grand Tier Dinner. Society ticket holders for the Met Dutchman were invited to dine on the Grand Tier before the performance.
“Proud Ocean”: Reflections on Der fliegende Holländer—the Legends and the Musical Inspiration.
Lecture by Prof. Gabriela Roepke, with musical illustrations.
Wagner’s Operatic Genius
Society group attendance at an all-Wagner concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch.
Dvorak’s Homeric Wagner
Lecture by Professor Michael Beckerman on Wagner’s influence on Dvorak.