Wagner Society of New York

Wagner Birthday Musicale
1995-05-21 00:00 UTC
Principals: Jennifer Bodenweber (soprano), John Short (tenor); Mark Cogley (pianist). Christ & St. Stephen’s Church; Sunday, 3:00 p.m.

Cosmology and the Ring
1995-04-26 00:00
Lecture by Dr. Hans Meldens. New York Academy of Sciences; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

Parsifal Dinner
1995-04-14 00:00
Met Grand Tier Dinner. Society ticket holders for the opening Met Parsifal were invited to dine on the Grand Tier before the performance. Metropolitan Opera House; Friday, 5:00 p.m.

Parsifal Seminar
1995-04-09 00:00
Fifteenth Annual Seminar: Parsifal. Speakers: Daniel Kletke, Ph.D., Erick Neher, Anthony Barone, Ph.D., Prof. Dr. Jürgen Maehder, Evan Baker, Ph.D.; Lew Grenville, moderator. Met principals: Dame Gwyneth Jones, John Keyes, Raymond Hughes, chorusmaster. William Sherman Public School 87; Sunday, 12:00 noon-5:00 p.m.

Richard Wagner and Isadora Duncan: The Theater of Love.
1995-03-10 00:00
Jeanne Bresciani, Artistic Director of the Isadora Duncan International Institute, with “Isadora Duncan for Children,” in a lecture/demonstration of Duncan’s technique and Wagner’s music. (Duncan once danced at Bayreuth.) Liederkranz Foundation; Friday, 7:30 p.m.

The Seattle Ring
1995-02-09 00:00
Speight Jenkins, General Director of the Seattle Opera, in a preview of his company’s new Ring production. Video presentation and comments by members of the cast: Peter Kazaras, Rebecca Russell, Gordon Hawkins, and Tim Tobin. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Getting the Word Out: Wagner, William Ashton Ellis, and The Meister
1995-01-26 00:00
Lecture by Theresa Muir. Liederkranz Foundation; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Holiday Musicale
1995-01-08 00:00
Principals: Heather Meyers (soprano), Lawrence Harris (tenor); Yelena Kurdina (pianist). Christ & St. Stephen’s Church (120 West 69th Street); Sunday, 7:30 p.m.

Commemorative Series: Blanche Thebom
1994-12-02 00:00
Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Mme. Thebom’s Met debut. Gala dinner followed by a multi-media program and comments from distinguished colleagues, including: Licia Albanese, Lucine Amara, Gabor Carelli, Robert Merrill, Patrice Munsel, Delia Rigal, Theodor Uppman; Anthony Coggi, Master of Ceremonies. Liederkranz Foundation; Friday, 6:00 p.m.

Recital by James King
1994-11-21 00:00
The Society presented the internationally renowned heldentenor in his only New York recital, joined for a duet by Kathryn Chase, soprano; David Triestram, pianist. Alice Tully Hall (Lincoln Center); Monday, 8:00 p.m.

America’s Wagner Cult and the Women’s Movement of the Late Gilded Age.
1994-11-15 00:00
Lecture and book signing by Joseph Horowitz, author of Wagner Nights: An American History. Liederkranz Foundation; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Commemorative Series: Karl Böhm
1994-10-18 00:00
Commemorative Series: Karl Böhm (1894-1981). Celebration of the great maestro on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth in August 1894. Talk by Prof. Bryan Gilliam; taped comments by Christa Ludwig, James King, and Leonie Rysanek; recorded excerpts from Bohm’s performances; Paul Forman, chair. Liederkranz Foundation; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

1994 Bayreuth
1994-09-23 00:00
Bayreuth! Discussion with slides by 1994 Ring attendees: Fr. Joseph Bertha, John Margulis, Erick Neher, Bruce Posner. Lecture and book signing by Frederick Spotts, author of Bayreuth: A History of the Festival. Liederkranz Foundation; Friday, 7:30p.m.

Annual Business Meeting
1994-06-14 00:00
Annual Business Meeting. Park Avenue Christian Church; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Wagner Birthday Musicale
1994-05-22 00:00
Principals: Gigi Mitchell-Velasco (mezzo-soprano), Mark Rehnstrom (tenor); David Triestram (pianist). Park Avenue Christian Church (Park Avenue at 85th Street); Sunday, 3:00 p.m.

Wagner/Strauss Seminar
1994-04-10 00:00
Fourteenth Annual Seminar: Wagner/Strauss. Speakers: Leon Botstein, Ph.D., Prof. Bryan Gilliam, Joe Pearce, Erick Neher (slide presentation), Maestro Valery Gergiev (surprise guest speaker); Robert J. Sweeney, moderator. Met principals: Hildegard Behrens, James King, Wolfgang Schmidt; Ingrid Budde (translator). William Sherman Public School 87 (160 West 78th Street); Sunday, 12:00 noon-5:00p.m.

Dutchman Dinner
1994-03-30 00:00
Met Grand Tier Dinner. Society ticket holders for the Met Dutchman were invited to dine on the Grand Tier before the performance. Guest of honor: James King, Met Opera tenor. Metropolitan Opera House; Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.

“Proud Ocean”: Reflections on Der fliegende Holländer—the Legends and the Musical Inspiration.
1994-03-24 00:00
Lecture by Prof. Gabriela Roepke, with musical illustrations. Liederkranz Foundation; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Wagner’s Operatic Genius
1994-02-08 00:00
Society group attendance at an all-Wagner concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch. Carnegie Hall (57th Street & Seventh Avenue); Tuesday, 8:00 p.m.

Dvorak’s Homeric Wagner
1994-01-24 00:00
Lecture by Professor Michael Beckerman on Wagner’s influence on Dvorak. Liederkranz Foundation; Monday, 7:30 p.m.

Holiday Musicale
1994-01-02 00:00
Principals: Joanna Porackova (soprano), Tim Tobin (tenor); Valery Ryvkin and William Hicks (pianists). CAMI Hall (165 West 57th Street); Sunday, 3:00 p.m.

“Sire, You have done well”: Berlioz and Wagner, Then and Now.
1993-12-10 00:00
Lecture by Prof. Peter Bloom, member of the advisory panel, New Berlioz Edition. Liederkranz Foundation; Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Talk with Anne Evans
1993-11-23 00:00
Reception/Interview. Anne Evans, soprano, Leonora in the Met Fidelio. Differences and similarities in singing Beethoven and Wagner; Erick Neher, interviewer. Liederkranz Foundation; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Wolf and Wagnerism.
1993-10-26 00:00
Lecture/recital by Joseph Smith, pianist and scholar. Performers: Gale Limansky (soprano) and Duncan Hartman (baritone). Liederkranz Foundation; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Bayreuth: Then and Now
1993-09-24 00:00
Lecture by Robert Kreis, director/playwright/conductor. Panel discussion with slides. Participants: Kit Gill, Verena Kossodo, Daniel Kletke (1993 Bayreuth Festival attendees); Guenter A. Jansen, panel leader. Liederkranz Foundation; Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Annual Business Meeting
1993-06-16 00:00
Annual Business Meeting Church of Sweden (5 East 48th Street); Wednesday, 7:30p.m.

Wagner Birthday Musicale
1993-05-18 00:00
Wendy Hoffman, Met mezzo-soprano; Earl Buys, piano. Bargemusic (Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn); Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Rhine Journey on the Hudson
1993-04-30 00:00
Four-hour dinner cruise on World Yacht’s luxury flagship Princess of New York in honor of the Met Ring. Valerie Capers Trio; Guests of Honor: Dr. Walter Greinert, Consul General of Austria, and Mrs. Greinert. World Yacht Pier 81 (West 41st Street at the Hudson River); Friday, 6:00-10:30 p.m.

Talk with Graham Clark
1993-04-28 00:00
Reception/interview. Graham Clark (Loge and Mime); Robert J. Sweeney, interviewer. New York Academy of Sciences (2 East 63rd Street); Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.

Met Grand Tier Dinner
1993-04-26 00:00
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. Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center); successive Mondays, 6:00 p.m.
