Past Events

  • Tenor Gary Lehman Reception

    Reception for Gary Lehman (tenor), WSNY grantee who sang two performances of the Met  Tristan, and his wife Susan Foster (soprano) (for special contributor members). 

  • Die Walküre Seminar

    Annual Seminar, on  Die Walküre. Speakers: Professors Edward Haymes and Robert Bailey, Cori Ellison, Joe Pearce, Maestro Donald Runnicles; Met Cast Roundtable, hosted by Lew Grenville, moderator: Margaret Jane Wray (Sieglinde cover), Michelle DeYoung (Brangäne), and Clifton Forbis (Siegmund).

  • Adrienne Pieczonka Reception

    Reception for Adrienne Pieczonka, Bayreuth and Met soprano (for special contributor members).

  • Holiday Musicale

    Holiday Musicale: Julia Rolwing (soprano) and Jeffrey Springer (tenor), WSNY endowed fund grantees; Lloyd Arriola, pianist. 

  • Bayreuth Talks

    Bayreuth English-Language Lecture Series. 2007 lecturer: Jeffrey Swann, Ph.D.

  • The Kirov Ring in Context

    “The Kirov Ring in Context.”—Panel of presentations by scholars and specialists. Moderator: Catharine Nepomnyashchy. Speakers: Lynn Garafola, Joe Pearce, Maya Pritsker, and Ellen Scaruffi. Co-presentation of WSNY and Harriman Institute.