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SUMMARY:Die Meistersinger Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Wagner Society of New York presented its 41st Annual Seminar\, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. This was our sixth Meistersinger Seminar; previous seminars took place in 1985 (Nathaniel Merrill production\, 1959–1985)\, 1993 (current Schenk/Schneider-Siemssen production)\, 2001\, 2007\, and 2014. \n \n12:00 p.m. Introduction: Victoria Bond\, Moderator. Composer\, Conductor\, Lecturer\n12:05 – 12:50 Jeffrey Swann\, Ph.D.\, concert pianist and lecturer;\n“Dynamic Tension in Meistersinger”\n1:00 – 1:50 Victoria Bond: “Inspiration for Wagner’s opera: Lortzing’s Hans Sachs”\n2:00 – 2:50 “View from the Pit”: Met Orchestra Musicians \nJoe Anderer (Former) Principal Horn\nEvan Epifanio Principal Bassoon\nIra Lieberman (Retired) First Violin\nStephanie Mortimore Principal Piccolo \n3:00 – 3:50 “Met Cast Roundtable” \nLise Davidsen\, soprano (Eva)\nMichael Volle\, baritone (Hans Sachs) \n3:50 – 4:00 Discussion \nProgram Download \n  \nLise Davidsen & Michael Volle\n \n  \nJeffrey Swann “Dynamic Tension in Meistersinger”
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/die-meistersinger-seminar/
LOCATION:The Leonard Nimoy Thalia\, Peter Norton Symphony Space\, 2537 Broadway at W 95th St\, New York\, NY\, 10025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:Maestro Pappano on Meistersinger
DESCRIPTION:Sir Antonio Pappano\, conductor of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the Met and Music director of the Royal Opera House\, was interviewed by Fred Cohn at this exclusive WSNY event\, which took place live at the National Opera Center in New York City. \n 
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/maestro-pappano-on-meistersinger/
LOCATION:National Opera Center\, 330 Seventh Avenue\, 7th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211213T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211213T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
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SUMMARY:Donald Palumbo: Wagner and the Met Chorus
DESCRIPTION:Renowned Met Chorus Master Donald Palumbo\, who directed 200 chorus members in the Metropolitan Opera’s recent revival of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg\, gave a talk to the WSNY community. The interview was hosted by Susan Brodie (reviewer\, Classical Voice North America). \n 
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/donald-palumbo-wagner-and-the-met-chorus/
LOCATION:Holy Trinity Church\, 213 West 82nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk
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SUMMARY:Recital with Jeffrey Swann\, pianist
DESCRIPTION:Jeffrey Swann is a renowned international recitalist. Also a Wagner scholar\, he has given many lectures with piano illustrations and often gives talks at WSNY’s annual seminar. He teaches piano at NYU Steinhardt. He recently presented a Beethoven Sonata Series at Bargemusic in Brooklyn and has recorded the complete Beethoven Sonatas. \nProgram: Scenes from Götterdämmerung and Franz Schubert: Sonata in B flat major\, D.960 (Schubert’s last composition\, 40 min.) \n 
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/recital-with-jeffrey-swann-pianist/
LOCATION:Klavierhaus\, 790 11th Ave.\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Recital
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220306T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220306T160000
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SUMMARY:From Richard I to Richard III: Wagner\, Strauss and Questions of Influence
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Muller’s lecture\, with musical and visual illustrations\, highlighted the Met’s upcoming Strauss operas: Ariadne auf Naxos (March 1–17\, 2022) and Elektra (April 1–20\, 2022). A Juilliard professor since 1980\, Prof. Muller also lectures for other organizations and he presented WSNY’s Bayreuth lectures from 2010–2019. \nFrom Richard I to Richard III: it’s not a typo! Prof. Muller states: “There is no Richard II\, that’s the point. There had to be an interregnum after Wagner. This idea goes back to Hans von Bülow\, who made the remark about Richard  I and III.” \nSupplementary materials: \nClick here for the List of Strauss Operas \nClick here for the Wagner-Strauss Orchestral Comparison
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/from-richard-i-to-richard-iii-wagner-strauss-and-questions-of-influence/
LOCATION:Klavierhaus\, 790 11th Ave.\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Talk with Stefan Vinke
DESCRIPTION:Interview with Stefan Vinke\, heldentenor\, Aegisth in Elektra and Siegfried in the 2019 Met Ring\, guest of honor on the Ring cruise. \nInterview Host: Fred Cohn. \nWatch on YouTube:
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/talk-with-stefan-vinke/
LOCATION:3 West Club\, 3 W51st. St.\, New York\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220515T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220515T161500
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SUMMARY:A Tribute to Hans Neuenfels
DESCRIPTION:Hans Neuenfels (1914-2022): director of the Bayreuth 2010-1015 (“rats”) Lohengrin. Commentary by colleagues\, with illustrations and excerpts from his memoirs. Moderator: Scott Carlton (member of Bayreuth chorus for Neuenfels’ Lohengrin.) \n  \nWatch on YouTube:
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/a-tribute-to-hans-neuenfels/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Wagner Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:An Evening of Wagner Duets and Trios in a Masterclass with Carole Farley and Scott Carlton\, with collaborative pianist Craig Ketter\, presented by New York Chamber Music Festival\, in collaboration with WSNY. The program included Wagner Duets and Trios from Tristan und Isolde\, Der Fliegende Holländer\, Lohengrin and Die Walküre. Ms. Farley and Mr. Carlton worked on points of dramatic interpretation\, diction and style\, with: \n\nRoseanne Ackerley\, soprano (see www.roseanneackerley.com/)\nAlison Bolshoi\, mezzo (see www.alisonbolshoi.com)\nJeremy Brauner\, tenor* (see www.jeremybrauner.com)\nErrin Duane Brooks\, Tenor* (see www.newamsterdamopera.org/errin-brooks-jean)\nLeah Crowne\, soprano* (see www.randsman.com/leah-crowne)\nChantelle Grant\, mezzo (see www.chantellegrant.com)\nMary-Hollis Hundley\, soprano* (see www.maryhollishundley.com)\nMichael Nansel\, bass-baritone (see www.michaelnansel.com)\nAndrew Richardson\, bass-baritone* (see www.newamsterdamopera.org/adam-cioffari-bethune)\nElisabeth Rosenberg\, soprano* (see www.elisabethrosenberg.com/)\nDaniel Sutin\, bass-baritone (see www.danielsutin.com)\nSusan Wheeler\, soprano* (see www.susanwheeler.info)\nAmanda Zory\, soprano* (www.amandazory.com)\n\n* Wagner Society of New York Singers Award/Grant Recipient.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/wagner-masterclass/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Masterclass
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221011T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221011T203000
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SUMMARY:Joseph W. Polisi: “Beacon to the World:  A History of Lincoln Center”
DESCRIPTION:Description:  \nIn a special presentation and book signing hosted by the Wagner Society of New York\, Joseph W. Polisi offered a summary and archival images of the creation and growth of Lincoln Center\, drawn from his recent book\, Beacon to the World: A History of Lincoln Center. Copies of the book were available for sale and signing at the event. This comprehensive history of Lincoln Center for the Performing Art guides us through the complex convergence of the worlds of politics\, finance\, and the performing arts throughout the years of\nthe Center’s history\, including roles played by Robert Moses\, John D. Rockefeller 3rd\, Leonard Bernstein\, Alice Tully\, Beverly Sills\, and many others. \nAbout the speaker: Joseph W. Polisi led The Juilliard School for thirty-four years (1984–2018)\, the longest presidential term in the history of the school. Upon stepping down from his distinguished tenure in June 2018\, he became Chief China Officer\, supervising overall development of The Tianjin Juilliard School. Born in New York City\, Dr. Polisi is an accomplished bassoonist who has performed as soloist\, chamber\, and orchestral musician throughout the United States as well as in major New York City venues. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoseph W. Polisi speaks with te Wagner Society of New York.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook signing with Joseph W. Polisi.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReading from "Beacon to the World: A History of Lincoln Center".\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSocial hour with the Wagner Society members and guests.\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch on YouTube:\n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/polisi/
LOCATION:3 West Club\, 3 W51st. St.\, New York\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T203000
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SUMMARY:Tenors Clay Hilley and Issachah Savage
DESCRIPTION:Description:  \nWagner Society grantees Clay Hilley and Issachah Savage recently recorded a thrilling interview with Society Singers Program Director Scott Carlton\, and was videocast to WSNY members. \nFor many years\, the Society has been honored to support careers of young Wagnerians who have subsequently built major careers. Hilley and Savage are among the most recent and most prominent. Tenor Clay Hilley was then singing Tristan at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Tenor Issachah Savage had just completed a run of Idomeneo at the Metropolitan Opera. We are thrilled that they agreed to engage in a joint discussion with Scott. These two young artists share meaningful and insightful reflections on their work\, their careers and their aspirations. \nWatch on YouTube:\n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/hilley-savage/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230211T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230211T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
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SUMMARY:Lohengrin Vocal Showcase
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Metropolitan Opera Guild\, a vocal showcase featuring excerpts from Wagner’s Lohengrin. \nLohengrin is the third opera of Wagner’s middle period\, and it continues a style of tonality that the composer had developed earlier in Tannhäuser. Lohengrin’s musical style also anticipates Wagner’s future leitmotif technique and\, as with all of his operas and later musikdramas\, reflects the bigger-than-life form of grand opera. Join Jane Marsh at the Kaplan Penthouse as she and four soloists explore this thrilling white-knight fairy tale. \nCarami Hilaire (WSNY grantee) – Elsa\nAmanda Zory (WSNY awardee) – Ortrud\nNicholas Simpson – Lohengrin\nDaniel Sutin – Telramund\nCraig Ketter – Pianist \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPianist Craig Ketter and vocalists\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/lohengrin-showcase/
LOCATION:Kaplan Penthouse\, 70 Lincoln Center Plz.\, New York\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Recital
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
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SUMMARY:Wagner's Music in Classic Hollywood Cartoons
DESCRIPTION:Description:  \nScholarship met fun in this delightful evening. Prof. Goldmark opened our eyes to the pervasive presence of Richard Wagner in the popular American culture of the mid 20th Century. Profusely illustrated by clips of hilarious cartoons such as the classic What’s Opera\, Doc? which is the source of the immortal lines\, “Kill the wabbit” and “Oh Bwunhilde you’re so lovely.” \nProf. Daniel Goldmark\, Director of Popular Music Studies\, Case Western Reserve University. Prof. Daniel Goldmark works on American popular music\, film and cartoon music\, the history of the music industry\, and popular music in Cleveland. He is the author of Tunes for ‘Toons: Music and the Hollywood Cartoon (California\, 2005). \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Goldmark presents the characterization of classical music in the golden age of Hollywood cartoons.\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/wagners-music-in-classic-hollywood-cartoons/
LOCATION:National Opera Center\, 330 Seventh Avenue\, 7th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230319T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230319T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
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SUMMARY:2023 Lohengrin Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nOur 42nd annual seminar\, a half-day deep-dive into the world of Wagner’s Swan Knight. Moderated by composer and conductor Victoria Bond\, with a presentation by Dr. Katherine Syer “Wagner’s Lohengrin: Blending Art and Life\, On Stage and Off”; an interview with new production director François Girard; a roundtable with the Met cast featuring Günther Groissböck\, Brian Mulligan\, Piotr Beczała\, and Tamara Wilson; a panel discussion with Met Orchestra Members Musicians Jason Haaheim\, Timpani\, Principal (The Rosaline Miranda Chair); Jessica Phillips\, Clarinet (The Ruth and Harvey R. Miller Charitable Fund Chair); Thomas Lausmann\, Director of Music Administration; and William Short\, Bassoon\, Principal; the program ended with Prof. Jeffrey Swann on “Good and Evil: The Musical Duality of Lohengrin”. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMet Cast Roundtable: Günther Groissböck\, Brian Mulligan\, Piotr Beczała\, Tamara Wilson\, interviewed by Victoria Bond\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The extent to which being exposed night after night to the greatest voices in the world influences our playing and our relationship to music” – William Short (bassoon)\, discussing the difference between symphonic and opera playing. With The Met Orchestra Roundtable: Jason Haaheim\, Timpani; Jessica Phillips\, Clarinet; Thomas Lausmann\, Director of Music Administration; William Short\, Bassoon\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Anything we play has a purpose. In Lohengrin\, every moment ties into the story telling and ties into what the singers are doing. That to me is incredibly meaningful.” – Thomas Lausmann (Met Opera Director of Music Administration)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The reason why the Met Orchestra in particular is so incredibly flexible is because we're always listening to that voice; there's something about the breath and the tone quality\, especially with Wagnerian voices\, that we're trying to follow.  There's never a dull moment in opera; there's always something wonderful happening.” – Jessica Phillips (Clarinet)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBaritone Brian Mulligan (Herald)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSoprano Tamara Wilson (Elsa)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTenor Piotr Beczała (Lohengrin)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTenor Errin Duane Brooks (Nobleman)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBass Günther Groissböck (King Heinrich)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDirector François Girard discusses his new production of Lohengrin\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeffrey Swann\, NYU Steinhardt – piano faculty\, concert pianist and lecturer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatherine Syer on Lohengrin: Blending Art & Life\, Onstage & Off\n\n\n\n\n\nYouTube Links: \n \n \n \n  \nDownload Lohengrin Seminar Program \n 
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/2023-lohengrin-seminar/
LOCATION:The Leonard Nimoy Thalia\, Peter Norton Symphony Space\, 2537 Broadway at W 95th St\, New York\, NY\, 10025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:Wagner & German Nationalism with Prof. Michael P. Steinberg
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nProf. Michael P. Steinberg of Brown University and co-curator of the recent exhibit in Berlin’s German Historical Museum explained the influence of Wagner on German nationalism in the mid-19th century and its lasting impact on German self-identity. As Prof. Steinberg explained to The New York Times\, “You can’t have a naïve and beautiful production of a Wagner opera in Germany. It’s impossible.” The presentation took place at the National Opera Center in New York City\, followed by a social hour with refreshments. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“In Germany... every production of Wagner has to take the history of Wagner\, the political history of Wagner\, the history of German taste into account. There is no way to be innocent about Wagner in Germany.” – Prof. Michael P. Steinberg (Brown University) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMembers & guests socialize after the presentation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nF. Peter Philips welcomes members and guests to the evening’s presentation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMembers & guests socialize after the presentation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMembers & guests socialize after the presentation\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nYouTube Link:
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/wagner-german-nationalism-with-prof-michael-p-steinberg/
LOCATION:National Opera Center\, 330 Seventh Avenue\, 7th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230521T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230521T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
CREATED:20231003T153128Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Recital with Shanley Horvitz
DESCRIPTION:Our Annual Recital featured mezzo-soprano Shanley Horvitz accompanied by pianist Craig Ketter in a selection of pieces by Wagner (including the Wesendonck Lieder)\, Ravel\, Dvořák\, and Janáček. Ms. Horvitz was the WSNY’s 2022 Lauch awardee and has been reviewed “to spin lovely\, warm legato phrases\, replete with ease of emission\, dynamic variety\, elegance\, yet holding obvious power in reserve.” \nAbout Shanley Horvitz:\nShanley had a fruitful competition season in 2022 winning 1st place of the International Orpheus Competition\, 2nd place Opera San Jose Irene Dalis Competition\, 2nd place Pasadena Vocal Competition\, 1st place Houston Gilbert & Sullivan Career Grant Competition\, 3rd place Opera Florham\, 1st place of the 2021 Mario Lanza Institute Competition\, 1st place of the Vienna Summer Music Festival. Recent debuts of Anacoana in Franchetti’s Cristoforo Colombo with Teatro Grattacielo\, Jezibaba\, Rusalka\, and the title role in Bizet’s Carmen which she debuted in concert at Carnegie Hall.  Recently she also debuted Donna Elvira\, Don Giovanni at Palais Ehrbar\, where she was seen in concert with the PolyMuse Orchestra under Maestro Anton Yeretsky. Shanley is from the Philadelphia area and based part time in Liguria\, Italy; she is a graduate of Westminster Choir College. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nShanley Horvitz in recital.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShanley Horvitz in recital.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShanley Horvitz with pianist Craig Ketter.\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/annual-recital-with-shanley-horvitz/
LOCATION:Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre\, 10 W 64th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Recital
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230607T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230607T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
CREATED:20231003T152427Z
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SUMMARY:Maestro Thomas Guggeis on Conducting Wagner
DESCRIPTION:Maestro Thomas Guggeis shared his insights into the challenges of conducting the Ring in Berlin and Der fliegende Holländer at the Metropolitan Opera\, with particular emphasis on the influence of bel canto tradition in Wagner’s vocal writing. \nThomas Guggeis created an international stir in March 2018 when he was tapped to take over a highly acclaimed new production of Salome from Christoph von Dohnányi at the Staatsoper unter den Linden in Berlin\, where he was subsequently named Staatskapellmeister for the 2019/20 to 2022/23 seasons. In 2022\, Maestro Guggeis conducted the second Ring cycle in place of Daniel Barenboim. In October 2021 he was named Music Director-designate of the Oper Frankfurt as of 2023/24\, where he will also assume artistic leadership of the Frankfurt Museumskonzerte. At the time of our event\, Guggeis was making his debuts at the Metropolitan Opera and the Santa Fe Opera with Der fliegende Holländer. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nConductor Thomas Guggeis demonstrates motifs from Der fliegende Holländer.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaestro Thomas Guggeis speaks with Prof. John J. H. Muller IV and members and guests of the Wagner Society of New York.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaestro Guggeis takes some time to talk with WSNY members before the evening's performance.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/maestro-thomas-guggeis-on-conducting-wagner/
LOCATION:National Opera Center\, 330 Seventh Avenue\, 7th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230719T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230719T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
CREATED:20231005T152332Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to elect the 2023-24 Board of Directors and to hear reports of the 2022-23 Officers and Committees\, and to conduct any other business that may be properly raised.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/annual-meeting/
LOCATION:National Opera Center\, 330 Seventh Avenue\, 7th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Wagner Society of New York":MAILTO:info@wagnersocietyny.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230821T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230825T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
CREATED:20230928T011036Z
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SUMMARY:2023 Bayreuth Festival
DESCRIPTION:Artist Talk: Klaus Florian Vogt\nDate/Time:  August 21\, 2023 10:00 am\nDescription: Exploring the works in-depth with the artists performing in the Festival\, here speaking with Klaus Florian Vogt (Tannhäuser in Tannhäuser\, Siegmund in Die Walküre). These performers discussed their careers\, the challenges and rewards of working at Bayreuth\, and answered audience questions in an informal atmosphere. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n08.21 Vogt 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n08.21 Vogt 2\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nArtist Talk: Stephanie Houtzeel\nDate/Time: August 22\, 2023 10:00 am\nDescription: Exploring the works in-depth with the artists performing in the Festival\, here speaking with Stephanie Houtzeel (Wellgunde and Siegrune in Ring Cycle). These performers discussed their careers\, the challenges and rewards of working at Bayreuth\, and answered audience questions in an informal atmosphere. \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n			\n		\n\n  \nArtist Talk: Derek Welton\nDate/Time: August 23\, 2023 10:00 am\nDescription: Exploring the works in-depth with the artists performing in the Festival\, here speaking with Derek Welton (Amfortas in Parsifal). These performers discussed their careers\, the challenges and rewards of working at Bayreuth\, and answered audience questions in an informal atmosphere. \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n			\n		\n\n  \nArtist Talk: Catherine Foster\nDate/Time: August 24\, 2023 10:00 am\nDescription: Exploring the works in-depth with the artists performing in the Festival\, here speaking with Catherine Foster (Brünnhilde in Ring Cycle\, Isolde in Tristan und Isolde). These performers discussed their careers\, the challenges and rewards of working at Bayreuth\, and answered audience questions in an informal atmosphere. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n08.24 Foster1a\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n08.24 Foster2\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nArtist Talk: Betsy Horne\nDate/Time: August 25\, 2023 10:00 am\nDescription: Exploring the works in-depth with the artists performing in the Festival\, here speaking with Betsy Horne (Flower Maiden in Parsifal). These performers discussed their careers\, the challenges and rewards of working at Bayreuth\, and answered audience questions in an informal atmosphere. \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n			\n		\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/2023-bayreuth-festival/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230919T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230919T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
CREATED:20230927T211837Z
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SUMMARY:Recent Wagner Productions
DESCRIPTION:Description:  \nOur well-traveled Society members reported on productions of Wagner operas in the U.S. and abroad\, including Opera Atlanta’s Das Rheingold\, the Bayreuth Festival’s Parsifal\, and Ring Cycles in Budapest and Vienna. We also had a presentation by bass-baritone Joseph Parrish\, our 2023 Bayreuth stipendiat\, and a talk with two young WSNY members about their first Bayreuth experience. After the presentations we hosted a social hour with refreshments. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSocial hour at the National Opera Center\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBass-Baritone Joseph Parrish discusses his experience visiting Bayreuth as a WSNY stipendiat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaroline Couch and Ethan Osman discuss their first visit to the green hill\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBruce Patrick discusses the Augmented Reality implementation for Parsifal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKevin Salinger discusses Parsifal at Bayreuth\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Shengold discusses the Santa Fe production of Der fliegende Holländer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nF. Peter Philips introduces the Recent Wagner Productions program\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/test-event-2/
LOCATION:National Opera Center\, 330 Seventh Avenue\, 7th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231018T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231018T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
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SUMMARY:Talk with Metropolitan Opera Concertmaster David Chan
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nOur guest speaker\, Maestro David Chan\, in his 24th season as concertmaster of New York’s Metropolitan Opera Orchestra\, which performs almost daily under a constantly changing series of conductors.  Mr. Chan discussed those challenges\, as well as his experiences as an orchestral conductor in the United States and in Europe. \nMr. Chan is a member of the faculty of the Juilliard School and serves as Head of the Orchestral Performance Program at the Manhattan School of Music.  Mr. Chan also recently served as Music Director of the APEX Ensemble and Camerata Notturna. He has conducted the Mainly Mozart’s All-Star Orchestra\, the combined musicians of the LA Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony\, as well as the Met Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra. Recent conducting engagements have included Belgium’s l’Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège\, the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra\, and l’Orchestre Dijon Bourgogne in France\, the Grant Park and Classical Tahoe summer festivals\, the Juilliard Orchestra and Manhattan School of Music in New York City\, and the Apollo Orchestra in Washington\, D.C. He is co-founder of Musique et Vin au Clos Vougeot festival in the Burgundy region of France\, which pairs wine tastings with music. \nThe event was followed by a social hour with refreshments. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I have a very different tolerance of mistakes as well\, as a player and as a conductor”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I’m much more interested in the structure of a movement. So I’ve marked off 4-bar phrases here: two bars of introduction and then 4 bars / 4 bars / 4 bars / 4 bars … what I’ve found is\, if I understand how a house is built – and Bruckner’s symphonies are built like cathedrals – it’s all about numbers … he actually put in the period numbering that he was going to use for structure in his score before he wrote any melody. He’s the only composer who did that. And it shows the importance of structure.” – David Chan on Mahler’s Symphony No. 4.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I had a Soviet-trained teacher […] his training was based around going to the major international competitions and striving to become a soloist. So it was that type of training I did. I owe the technical facility and the physical foundation I have for making music to that.”\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: \nThe National Opera Center\, 330 Seventh Avenue\, New York\, NY. \nPricing: \nFree for members\, $15 for non-members\, live in-person or online (video stream available 48 hours after start of program). \nLivestream: \nWSNY members will receive the livestream link automatically by email; the event is viewable until 48 hours after it begins. \nAccessibility: \nThe Opera America building has ground-level entry with elevators to the 7th floor.  Wheelchair accessible; modular seating will be arranged to accommodate wheelchairs and walkers. Handicap-accessible restrooms are available on the same floor. The venue is located on the west side of 7th Avenue between 28th-29th Streets\, closer to 29th Street. Sidewalk curb cuts at the 29th Street corner are uneven; for easier access and tactile paving enter from the 28th Street corner (at the downtown #1 subway station). \n 
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/talk-with-metropolitan-opera-concertmaster-david-chan/
LOCATION:National Opera Center\, 330 Seventh Avenue\, 7th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
CREATED:20231004T013357Z
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SUMMARY:Film: Global Wagner: From Bayreuth to the World
DESCRIPTION:Documentary screening\nGlobal Wagner – From Bayreuth to the World is not a biography of Richard Wagner\, nor is it a musicological analysis of his work. This is a documentary dedicated solely to the world’s fascination with the man\, and an exploration of the question as to how such massive hype and world-wide cult following developed around this highly controversial artist. The film is a revealing feature-length study of life with Wagner’s legacy from one Bayreuth Festival to the next\, and we travel the world to meet devoted Wagnerians and those most intimately involved in commenting on and producing his work today. \nIn-person only. \nDoors at 6:30 p.m.\, film begins at 6:45 p.m.\, general admission seating. Runtime: 97 minutes.\nScreening will be followed by a social hour with refreshments. \nAccessiblity & Covid-19 Info:\nVenue is ADA accessible. Entrance is on 55th street at 6th Avenue\, next door to Pret à Manger. There are sidewalk cutouts on the corner and an accessible entrance.  Once through building security turnstiles\, the movie theater-style-seating venue is on the lobby level\, to your left. There are several stairs to the lobby level restroom but fully-accessible restrooms will be available by taking the elevator to another floor.   \nDolby will not be physically checking vaccination status (or negative test) for screening visitors. In order to enter the Dolby facility\, you will be asked to acknowledge the following when checking in at our Envoy station: that all visitors are fully vaccinated against or have tested negative for COVID-19 within 24 hours prior to their visit; that you do not enter if you are sick or symptomatic; visitors must remain in designated areas within the Dolby facility and will follow all health and safety instructions provided by Dolby and your Dolby host.  Masks are *welcome* for all but not required. \nView the trailer:
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/film-global-wagner-from-bayreuth-to-the-world/
LOCATION:Dolby Screening Room\, 1350 Avenue of the Americas\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231210T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
CREATED:20231005T022811Z
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SUMMARY:Tannhäuser Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Tannhäuser Seminar\n“I still owe the world a Tannhäuser” – Richard Wagner \nA half-day exploration of Wagner’s opera\, our annual seminar offers a deep-dive into the work and coincides with the Met Opera production this winter. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Remember\, composers do not always develop stylistically in a linear manner. For instance\, the most forward-looking scene in Tannhäuser is the Rome Narrative. It's the only place where Wagner has a variety of motifs unfolding in the orchestra\, where the vocal part is really written in response to the text. There's nothing else like it in the piece: that was there in 1845; that wasn't changed later.” - John J. H. Muller IV\, “Tannhäuser: Thoughts on the Different Versions”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMet Cast Roundtable: Elza van den Heever (Elisabeth)\, Ekaterina Gubanova (Venus)\, George Zeppenfeld (Landgraf)\, Christian Gerhaher (Wolfram) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"I think even for [Venus]\, [Tannhäuser] is special\, he's not like any other mortal. He's an artist\, he's an exceptional artist\, and she feels for him. What I like thinking when I'm in it\, when I'm on stage with all these manipulations and mood changes that she has\, I like thinking that there's a fight inside her between a woman and a goddess. So there is something still in her that is very womanlike\, very real. And then the goddess takes over." - Ekaterina Gubanova (Venus)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Isn't it interesting that mostly in Wagner operas\, it's mostly not the fathers who care for the daughters? It is the uncle\, this main positive relationship. You look at Daland\, and also at Pogner\, they are only busy to get them married - with some advantage for themselves. So maybe Wagner is mirroring his own life in many of his operas. He doesn't have a good idea of fathers. [...] it's always problematic.” - Georg Zeppenfeld\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"It's very intimate\, I love working with Georg [Zeppenfeld]\, because he does feel very fatherly to me. [laughs] It's that awkward thing when you're trying to talk to your parents about relationships. It is awkward\, but beautiful and intimate\, and I love this tiny little interaction. But also during the Singerfest and during this awful dismantlement of the situation we're in\, we're sort of still in character. We never break character\, that's really nice\, to work with someone who's so committed on stage. I love it." - Elza van den Heever (Elisabeth)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"The tragic origin of this opera I think is a little bit in the last scene of the first act: showing that Wolfram has to re-invite [Tannhäuser]\, get him back\, in order to see Elisabeth again: which he needs - to see her - because he's so infatuated. But on the other hand he knows: it will be the reunion of Tannhäuser and Elisabeth\, because she loves him\, and he maybe loves her as well. So it is a tragic decision he [Wolfram] has to take. Out of this decision\, I think\, the whole horror in the second act and third act\, certainly\, has its origin." - Christian Gerhaher (Wolfram)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn the clarinet/bassoon/horn ensemble playing: "It's hard in the pit because usually the horns and clarinets are really far apart. For Tannhäuser we're a little closer\, but not close enough that we can really fit into each other's sounds. But when we rehearsed downstairs\, the horns were right behind the clarinets: so it was really easy to start off on the right foot\, and get everyone listening the right way and trying to blend\, so that when we got into the pit\, even though there's more distance\, we're still listening for the same things\, we're still thinking about it the same way." - Anton Rist\, Principal Clarinet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"[Tannhäuser] is really satisfying because it's technical\, but yet you can hear the clarity of it\, and also in this opera\, Wagner is very kind to strings. Because usually it's so heavy throughout\, especially Meistersinger. This one is so kind\, because the first act is hardest. The second act is challenging but it's shorter. And then the third act: we're on vacation!" - Wen Qian\, Violin\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"The horn is lucky in the orchestra\, because we are a brass instrument\, but we also really are a woodwind element as well. And it's such a pleasure to play both sides of the colors. [...] In Tannhäuser\, [Wagner] says 1st and 2nd Horn\, and 3rd and 4th Horns are actually 1st and 2nd Waldhorn. Wagner wrote for 2-valve Horn\, and valveless horn. He wanted to achieve smoothness in ther lyricism. So sometimes 3rd and 4th horn are playing by themselves with the woodwinds." - Anne M. Scharer\, French Horn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"I have written in my part: I know who's singing during the song contest. I know who's singing\, and Wagner's writing actually changes depending on which character is singing. For example Wolfram\, every time he sings\, the harp part: he uses the full range of the instrument: lots of arpeggios that start from the bass\, all the way up to the treble of the instrument. As opposed to when Tannhäuser or Biterolf are singing\, it's more of a repetitive\, sort of plucking texture. And so every time I'm playing\, I know who's singing\, and I try to keep that in mind: I'm not just playing the notes on the page\, I'm trying to show the different character that is singing at that time." - Hannah Cope\, Principal Harp\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn the Castellucci Tannhäuser production (2017 Munich\, 2023 Salzburg): "Sometimes the stage pictures are very beautiful\, sometimes merely puzzling - at least on a first watching. [...] in the final act\, Castellucci brings his own agenda to the foreground\, falling back on a practice of his I call "clinical humanism": his use of technical imagery\, such as chemical formulas\, to remind a viewer of the universal and immutable physical that affect every human body." -  Susan Brodie\, “Recent Tannhäuser Productions: Conflicts between Individual Desires and the Common Good”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMembers and guests browse the books and merchandise for sale.\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram:\n12:00 noon: Introduction by David Shengold\, music critic and lecturer \n12:05 – 12:55 pm: John J. H. Muller IV “Tannhäuser: Thoughts on the Different Versions” \nTannhäuser contains elements drawn from the traditions of 19th-century opera as well as more forward-looking stylistic features. A study of the versions of the work\, spanning a period of over thirty years\, demonstrates Wagner’s growth as a composer and dramatist. \n1:15 – 2:00 pm: Met Cast Roundtable \nElza van den Heever (Elisabeth)\nChristian Gerhaher (Wolfram)\nEkaterina Gubanova (Venus)\nGeorge Zeppenfeld (Landgraf)\nother cast members TBC \n2:15 – 3:05  pm: Met Orchestra Musicians Roundtable \nHannah Cope\, Principal Harp\nWen Qian\, Violin\nAnton Rist\, Principal Clarinet\nAnne M. Scharer\, French Horn \n3:20 – 4:10 pm: Susan Brodie\, “Recent Tannhäuser Productions: Conflicts between Individual Desires and the Common Good” \nDownload a PDF of the program here. \nBooks & Merchandise for sale. Refreshments served. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. \nIn-person & livestreamed (viewable online through midnight Dec. 12)\n \nVenue & Accessibility: Bohemian National Hall\, 321 East 73rd Street (between 1st Street-2nd Avenue)\, Third Floor \nThere are smooth sidewalk cutouts at 73rd & Second Ave.; those at First Ave. are uneven. Look for the access ramp to Bohemian Spirit Restaurant to the left of the Hall; the venue is fully accessible. WSNY Seminar is on the 3rd Floor\, via elevators\, and seating can be arranged to accommodate walkers and wheelchairs. ADA compliant restrooms are conveniently located on the same floor.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/tannhaeuserseminar/
LOCATION:Bohemian National Hall\, 321 E 73rd St.\, Third Floor\, New York\, 10021\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240114T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240114T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
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SUMMARY:Barry Millington: A Collision of Like-Minded Souls
DESCRIPTION:Barry Millington (editor of The Wagner Journal\, author of The Sorcerer of Bayreuth) will join us from England in a pre-recorded talk to discuss his recent research on the relationship among Wagner\, painter Edward Burne-Jones\, and author George Eliot. These three sensationally gifted late-18th century artists had substantial influence on each other and the age in which they lived. Millington calls it “A Collision of Like-Minded Souls.” This is a members-only\, online-only event; members will receive a livestream link automatically via e-mail; no need to pre-register. \nAbout the speaker: Barry Millington is Chief Music Critic for the London Evening Standard and founder/editor of The Wagner Journal.  He is the author and editor or co-editor of eight books on Wagner\, including Wagner\, The Wagner Compendium\, The Ring of the Nibelung: A Companion and Selected Letters of Richard Wagner\, and also contributed the articles on Wagner and his operas to The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. His latest Wagner book\, The Sorcerer of Bayreuth\, was published by Thames & Hudson/OUP in 2012. He was the founder and artistic director of the Hampstead & Highgate Festival (1999–2003)\, has acted as dramaturgical adviser at international opera houses\, and co-founded the ensemble Counterpoise\, working with artists such as Sir John Tomlinson and Sir Willard White. He was co-director of Wagner 200\, a wide-ranging series of events celebrating the bicentenary of Wagner’s birth in 2013\, and is known also as a broadcaster and lecturer. He organises concerts and a music appreciation series in Hampstead Garden Suburb and has belatedly begun to develop a low-profile career locally as a collaborative pianist.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/barry-millington-a-collision-of-like-minded-souls/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
CREATED:20231120T030740Z
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SUMMARY:“Long Live America!”: Wagner and the New World
DESCRIPTION:Scholar Hans Vaget returns to offer thoughts on Wagner’s relationship with America. This lecture offers a condensed English version of Prof. Vaget’s recent book\, Richard Wagners Amerika. Eine Ausgrabung (2022). Examining Wagner’s repeatedly stated intention to emigrate to America\, and drawing on the privately printed Reminiscences of his American dentist\, N.S. Jenkins\, we can now reassess the role of America in Wagner’s imagination. Dr. Jenkins was a much sought-after cutting edge dentist who treated Wagner and became a friend. Prof. Vaget highlights the lasting\, though largely obscured attachment of the creator of The Ring to the revolutionary heritage of the United States. He shines a light on the prominent role of American dentistry in Europe\, and illuminates a little-known but surprisingly revealing aspect of German American cultural relations in the Nineteenth Century. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n"The creator of The Ring was driven to deception by the well-founded fear that the legacy he wished to bequeath to the German nation - the annual festival at Bayreuth - was far from being secured. ... [King Ludwig's] generosity regularly needed to be reanimated; if all else should fail\, by threats of immigration."\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"Even after the idea of immigration had shed its semblance of seriousness\, Richard Wagner and Cosima kept talking about America as a dream destination. In the Summer of 1880\, still in Naples\, Cosima noted on July 12 'America constantly in our conversations.' Two days later: 'and again and again America'. Wagner in an almost giddy mood\, fantasizing about a voyage to America 'in order to make his fortune\, visions of us all arriving in California in a royal carriage'. This is why Cosima's diary is so delicious: because you get lots of details like that." \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHans Vaget on Wagner & America\, February 2024\n\n\n\n\n\nIn-person\, followed by a social hour with refreshments\, and livestreamed (viewable up to 36 hours after the start of the event). WSNY Members receive livestream link automatically by e-mail; no need to pre-register. \nAbout the speaker: Hans Rudolf Vaget\, a native of Marienbad (Czechoslovakia)\, received his academic training at the universities of Munich\, Tuebingen\, Cardiff (Wales)\, and Columbia University\, New York\, where he earned a PhD in German literature. From 1967 to 2004 he taught German Studies and Comparative Literature at Smith College. He is the author of books on Goethe\, Thomas Mann\, and Wagner; most recently (2022): Richard Wagners Amerika. Eine Ausgrabung (Excavating Wagner’s America). Associated with the WSNY since the 1980s\, he served\, from 2005 to 2013\, as co-editor of wagnerspectrum\, the first independent journal of Wagner Studies; he also contributes regularly to The Wagner Journal and Wagner Notes. He first visited the Bayreuth Festival in 1959 and returned frequently.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/long-live-america-wagner-and-the-new-world/
LOCATION:National Opera Center\, 330 Seventh Avenue\, 7th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
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SUMMARY:Art & Social Transformation
DESCRIPTION:New York University Professor Larry Wolff joins us to discuss Wagner’s convictions of “Art and Social Transformation.” Quite beyond Wagner’s revolutionary fervor of 1848-49\, he had a deep conviction that art\, by its very nature\, had the power to clarify\, incite\, and advance our society. \nAn in-person talk\, followed by a social hour with refreshments\, and livestreamed (viewable up to 36 hours from the start of the program). WSNY Members will receive livestream link automatically by e-mail; no need to register in advance. \nAbout the speaker: Larry Wolff is the Julius Silver Professor of History at New York University. He received his A.B. from Harvard University and his Ph.D. from Stanford University. At NYU he has previously served as Executive Director of the Remarque Institute and as Co-Director of  NYU Florence at Villa La Pietra. His newest book is The Shadow of the Empress:  Fairy-Tale Opera and the End of the Habsburg Monarchy (2023).  He is also the author of Woodrow Wilson and the Reimagining of Eastern Europe (2020) and Disunion within the Union: The Uniate Church and the Partitions of Poland (2019)\, The Singing Turk: Ottoman Power and Operatic Emotions on the European Stage from the Siege of Vienna to  the Age of Napoleon (2016)\, Paolina’s Innocence: Child Abuse in Casanova’s Venice (2012)\, The Idea of Galicia:  History and Fantasy in Habsburg Political Culture (2010)\,  Venice and the Slavs:  The Discovery of Dalmatia in the Age of Enlightenment (2001)\,  Inventing Eastern Europe:  The Map of Civilization on the Mind of the Enlightenment (1994)\, The Vatican and Poland in the Age of the Partitions (1988)\, and Postcards from the End of the World:  Child Abuse in Freud’s Vienna (1988). He writes frequently about opera\, publishing essays and reviews in the Times Literary Supplement\, the New York Review of Books\, the New York Times\, the New Yorker\, the Los Angeles Review of Books\, and the Hudson Review. He has received Fulbright\, American Council of Learned Societies\, and Guggenheim fellowships\, and he is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. \nAccessibility: The Opera America building has ground-level entry with elevators to the 7th floor.  Wheelchair accessible; modular seating will be arranged to accommodate wheelchairs and walkers. Handicap-accessible restrooms are available on the same floor. The venue is located on the west side of 7th Avenue between 28th-29th Streets\, closer to 29th Street. Sidewalk curb cuts at the 29th Street corner are uneven; for easier access and tactile paving enter from the 28th Street corner (at the downtown #1 subway station).
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/art-and-social-transformation/
LOCATION:National Opera Center\, 330 Seventh Avenue\, 7th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240314T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240314T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
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SUMMARY:Special Contributors Reception with Oksana Lyniv
DESCRIPTION:A private reception in honor of Maestra Oksana Lyniv. \nOksana Lyniv was the first woman to conduct at the Bayreuth Festival when she led Der fliegende Holländer in 2021\, a work she will conduct again at this summer’s Festival. She was in New York to conduct Puccini’s Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera Feb. 28 – Apr. 19. \nThis invitation was exclusive to our Special Contributors as well as our valued board and committee members.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/reception-with-oksana-lyniv/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Reception
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240427
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240428
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
CREATED:20240117T180428Z
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SUMMARY:Atlanta Opera Walküre Events
DESCRIPTION:Members of the Wagner Society of New York have been invited to special events around the April 27\, 2024 performance of Die Walküre at Atlanta Opera. \nEvents planning is still in the works\, but the offerings are as follows: \n1. 20% off tickets: Members\, check your email for discount code\n2. Pre-Performance Symposium on Saturday\, 27 April from 11am – 4pm \nBehind the Curtain at The Atlanta Opera\nYou are invited for an in-depth look at the making of The Atlanta Opera’s production of Die Walküre and the development of Atlanta’s first Ring Cycle. Meet the designers in a panel presentation\, hear about the work from Jay Hunter Morris—one of the greatest artists of our time to perform the role of Siegfried\, and hear from Jonathan Dean of the Seattle Opera—the most recent American opera company to present Wagner’s Ring Cycle. \nFree; registration required here. \n3. Group lunch on Sunday\, April 28 – register here\n4. Group hotel discount rate: Members\, check your email for discount code\n5. Pre-performance\, intermission\, and post-performance reception – registration required \n 
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/atlanta-opera-walkure-events/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Concertgoing,Excursion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T164500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
CREATED:20240308T164107Z
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SUMMARY:Atlanta Die Walküre Hospitality
DESCRIPTION:WSNY Members may join board members and donors of The Atlanta Opera for pre-performance hors d’œuvres and tapas\, then cocktails and desserts at intermission\, and a post-performance champagne toast for the April 27 performance of Die Walküre. Space is limited and pre-registration of guests’ names is required for entry. RSVP by 12:00 noon ET on Friday\, 12 April. \n4:45pm Doors open/Cocktails on the Mezzanine\n5:00pm Appetizers and Tapas selections\n6:30pm Curtain\n7:40pm Desserts on the Mezzanine\n8:10pm Act 2 begins\n11:05pm Champagne toast on the Mezzanine
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/atlanta-die-walkure-hospitality/
LOCATION:Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center\, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30339\, United States
CATEGORIES:Reception
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
CREATED:20240308T170029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240417T001814Z
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SUMMARY:Atlanta Walküre Post-Performance Brunch
DESCRIPTION:Join WSNY Members and Guests for a post-performance brunch at 9 Mile Station\, a rooftop restaurant at Ponce City Market in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward. The restaurant offers sandwiches\, salads\, brunch items\, entrées\, and a full bar – check out the menu here. Enjoy a casual meet-up to discuss Die Walküre and take in the sweeping views of the Atlanta Skyline. Ponce City Market\, originally a Sears\, Roebuck & Co. warehouse and showroom\, has been converted to a multi-use dining\, shopping\, and entertainment space. \nThe $25 fee holds your seat and will be credited against your bill; it is forfeited in case of a no-show. Diners are responsible for their portion of the check and an automatic 20% gratuity; please bring cash. RSVP by Thu. 4/25 at noon. \nLocation: \nNine Mile Station is located on the rooftop of Ponce City Market in Atlanta’s historic Old Fourth Ward. \nFrom the courtyard: Look for an orange kiosk with a lighted “The Roof” sign at the East end entrance to the Food Hall by Anthropologie and Posman Books. \nFrom the BeltLine: Head through the corridor and down to the end of the wooden walkway. At the end\, take the outdoor elevator or stairs down to the courtyard. From there\, go left towards Anthropologie. Just outside Anthropologie look for the Kiosk with a lighted “The Roof” sign at the East end entrance to get to The Roof. \nThere you will find our helpful staff that can direct you to Nine Mile Station. \nParking: Ponce City Market offers both valet parking and self-parking. You will be able to pay for parking at one of the kiosks or on the ParkMobile app (zone 222). Please allow at least 30 minutes to park\, check-in\, and access The Roof.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/atlanta-walkure-brunch/
LOCATION:9 Mile Station\, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30308\, United States
CATEGORIES:Excursion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240515T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240515T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T050821
CREATED:20240117T190511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240511T100222Z
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SUMMARY:Wagner From a Queer Perspective
DESCRIPTION:In recent years\, a number of works of interest to queer Wagnerians have been published\, including Laurence Dreyfus’s Wagner and the Erotic Impulse and Alex Ross’s Wagnerism.  This talk will explore these works as well as topics such as the homosexuality of key people in Wagner’s circle (such as King Ludwig II and Wagner’s son Siegfried)\, Wagner’s fetishes with respect to satin and perfume\, the unorthodox sexual relationships and ethics in Wagner’s life and works\, and LGBTQ+ devotees to Wagner’s operas from the 19th century to today. \nThe event will be followed by a social hour with refreshments\, and livestreamed (viewable up to 36 hours after the start of the event). WSNY Members will receive livestream link automatically by e-mail; no need to pre-register. \nAbout the speaker: \nDr. Patrick S. Cheng is the Visiting Professor of Anglican Studies at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.  An Episcopal priest and a lover of Richard Wagner’s works\, Dr. Cheng enjoyed attending Der Fliegende Holländer\, Tannhäuser\, Tristan und Isolde\, and Parsifal at Bayreuth this past summer.  Dr. Cheng has published three books on queer theology\, including Radical Love: An Introduction to Queer Theology.  He holds a B.A. from Yale College\, a J.D. from Harvard Law School\, and a Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/wagner-from-a-queer-perspective/
LOCATION:National Opera Center\, 330 Seventh Avenue\, 7th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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