“Sire, You have done well”: Berlioz and Wagner, Then and Now.
Lecture by Prof. Peter Bloom, member of the advisory panel, New Berlioz Edition.
Past Events
12 events found.
Talk with Anne Evans
Reception/Interview. Anne Evans, soprano, Leonora in the Met Fidelio. Differences and similarities in singing Beethoven and Wagner; Erick Neher, interviewer.
Wolf and Wagnerism.
Lecture/recital by Joseph Smith, pianist and scholar. Performers: Gale Limansky (soprano) and Duncan Hartman (baritone)
Bayreuth: Then and Now
Lecture by Robert Kreis, director/playwright/conductor. Panel discussion with slides.
Annual Business Meeting
Annual Business Meeting
Wagner Birthday Musicale
Wendy Hoffman, Met mezzo-soprano; Earl Buys, piano.
Rhine Journey on the Hudson
Four-hour dinner cruise on World Yacht’s luxury flagship Princess of New York in honor of the Met Ring.
Talk with Graham Clark
Reception/interview. Graham Clark (Loge and Mime); Robert J. Sweeney, 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.
Shaw, Wagner, and the Ring Cycle
Luncheon Lecture: Shaw, Wagner, and the Ring Cycle. Dr. Gary Schmidgall; Wagner boutique.
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.