12:00–12:05 | Introduction: Victoria Bond, DMA, Moderator Composer (Clara, a chamber opera), international conductor/music director, lecturer |
12:05–12:35 | “Der fliegende Holländer: The Jewish Connection: Wagner and Heinrich Heine” Hans Rudolf Vaget, Professor Emeritus of German Studies, Smith College |
12:35–1:00 | “Der fliegende Holländer: The French Connection Peter Bloom, Professor Emeritus of Humanities and Music, Smith College |
1:15–2:00 | Roundtable with Metropolitan Opera Cast of Der fliegende Holländer Hosted by Victoria Bond. Confirmed: Anja Kampe, Franz-Josef Selig |
2:20–3:00 | “Sentas: Known and Unknown” Joe Pearce, President, Vocal Record Collectors Society |
3:15–4:00 | Der fliegende Holländer: New Perspectives and Productions” Victoria Bond |
4:15–5:00 | “Wagner Discovers Beethoven: A new understanding, revolutionized in Der fliegende Holländer” Jeffrey Swann, Ph.D., Concert Pianist and Professor, New York University |