Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Gundula Kreuzer, Hannah Chan-Hartley, Alexander K. Rothe, Prof. Simon Williams; moderator: Robert J. Sweeney. Met Cast Roundtable: Christine Goerke, Greer Grimsley, Tomasz Konieczny, Stefan Vinke.
Collaboration with Metropolitan Opera Guild, featuring six WSNY grantees.
Michael Sherwin: “Leonard Bernstein at 100: A Master Wagnerian.”
Interview and reception in honor of Piotr Beczala, tenor.
talk by Saul Lilienstein
Highlighting the visit of the Hungarian State Opera and National Ballet.
Presentations by members.
Annual business meeting, book sale, screening of excerpts from Centenary Tribute.
Centenary Tribute to Birgit Nilsson: Ken Benson, host.
Special Contributors Reception: presentation of Anton Seidl Award to Mignon Dunn, mezzo-soprano.
Exclusive Screening of a 90-minute documentary: “Birgit Nilsson – A League of Her Own.”
Talk with Thomas S. Grey