Wagner Society in NSW Inc
Program of events - Archive

Date	Society Event	*Location*
2008
July 20	Peter Bassett - talk on 'Lortzing's 1840 Singspiel, Hans Sachs, as inspiration for Wagner's Die Meistersinger'	Goethe Institut 2 pm
May 18	The 28th Annual General Meeting of the Wagner Society in NSW Inc will be held on Sunday 18 May at 2pm at the Paddington Uniting Church at 395 Oxford Street Paddington (site of Paddington Markets.)The timetable for the function is: 2.00pm AGM 2.45pm Recital by students of the Conservatorium of Music, accompanied by Sharolyn Kimmorley 3.30pm Afternoon Tea (in the Newcombe Street Hall at the rear of the church buildings	Paddington Uniting Church** 2 pm
April 20	Glenn Winslade - a Talk on 'Life in Bayreuth' from singer's perspective	Goethe Institut 2 pm
16 March	At 1 pm we will show Act 1 of Flying Dutchman (in preparation for the concert performances in August in Melbourne). At 2 pm Warwick Fyfe, the 2007 Bayreuth Scholar will give an illustrated talk about his time in Germany, touching on some of his recent and forthcoming roles.	Goethe-Institut
February 17	At 1pm, there will be an excerpt from a DVD of Götterdämmerung, the Otto Schenk production for the New York Metropolitan Opera with conductor James Levine, Hildegard Behrens as Brünnhilde, Siegfried Jerusalem as Siegfried, and Matti Salminen as Hagen. The extract begins mid-way through Act 3 scene 2, following Siegfried’s stabbing by Hagen (“Brünnhilde, heilige Braut!”), and continues to the end of the opera. Then at 2pm, Alan Whelan will give an illustrated talk on “Wagner in Russia” 'In February 1863 Wagner suddenly abandoned the Viennese rehearsals of Tristan und Isolde and travelled deep into Russia. In St Petersburg and Moscow he worried the Russian secret police, but he worried Russian critics even more by conducting actually facing the musicians, with his back to the audience. At least Tchaikovsky was impressed. How did Wagner’s visit affect Russian music and culture? And how did Russia affect Wagner?' Alan Whelan explores Wagner’s little-known Russian connection	Goethe Institut*

2007
October 21	Bayreuth attendees will report back on The Ring and other Bayreuth experiences ( The Proms Gotterdammerung and ROH Ring might even get a mention)	Goethe Institut
November 11	Antony Ernst will talk on Tristan und Isolde	Goethe Institut
August	NO FUNCTION
September 2	Professor Heath Lees: Wagner and Mallarme: Music as Poetry and Poetry as Music	Goethe Institut
June	NO FUNCTION	Goethe Institut
July 15	The President (Cruikshank that is) speaks on 'Wolfram, the glue that binds the story of Tannhauser'
18 March	1pm Tony Palmer "Wagner" film, part 9 of 10 2pm Robert Gay will be talking about Wagner and French Grand Opera. This talk will be about the influence of French Grand Opera opera and production on later works, through to Tristan and Parsifal.	Goethe-Institut
2006
Nov 26	Nigel Butterley: a talk on Faust, Mephistopheles � and composers!	Goethe-Institut
Oct 15	Alan Whelan: an illustrated talk on Rienzi (Please note change in date)	Goethe-Institut
Sept 17	Report back by members who attended the Bayreuth Festival	Goethe-Institut
May 21	Annual General Meeting and recital by the students from the Con who received scholarships to study German at the with Sharolyn Kimmorley accompanying.	Goethe-Institut
April 2	Alan Whelan: the life and works of Seigfried Wagner	Goethe-Institut
March 19	No meeting - Parsifal Performances in Wellington New Zealand
February 19	A window on the work of the conservtorium of music. Professor Kim Walker, Dean of the Conservatorium will inroduce the work of the Conservatorium, especially its Opera Unit. Then Sharolyn Kimmorley will demonstrate the coaching techniques she uses with singers by conducting a class with a pupil from the Con	Goethe-Institut
2005
Dec 11	End of Year function - the usual 'bring a plate'.	Goethe Institut
Nov 20	Alan Whelan 'Perception and Reception of Wagner in the Nazi period'	Goethe Institut
Oct 16	Renowned Australian composer Nigel Butterley will talk on Liszt and Wagner. Nigel will illustrate his talk with CD recordings. Nigel will also play three late Liszt pieces.	Goethe Institut
Sep 18	Panel discussion on the latest productions in Bayreuth	Goethe Institut
7 August	Deborah Polaski, acclaimed dramatic soprano, will talk with Miriam Gordon-Stewart about her career and recent performances. The talk will include DVD and CD presentations.	Goethe Institut
May 22	AGM - recital by Conservatorium German language scholarship winners, Wagner's birthday party (this is the actual birthday). This meeting will coincide with the 25 th anniversary of the Society and the 100 th Newsletter - June 2005 issue.	Goethe Institut
April 17	Palm Sunday - Alan Whelan 'Symbols in Parsifal'	Goethe Institut
February 20	Post-Adelaide Ring Cycle discussion	Goethe Institut
March 20	Justice Jane Mathews 'Women and Loss in the Ring' - followed by an interview with Jessica Pratt by Anthony Ernst	Goethe Institut
2004
7 November	End of year function with DVD of “The Stagehand’s Ring” (a backstage view of the San Francisco Opera production) and Members’ Wagner Marketplace (see below for details). See also images of End of Year Function PDF Document01 PDF Document 02 (Password required - E-mail for password) Members’ Weihnachtsmarkt – 7 November (Christmas Market) Members of the Wagner Society in NSW are invited to bring new or second-hand Wagnerian recordings, publications, memorabilia etc to the end of year function – Sunday, 7 November. As with the previous Market some years ago, sellers will be charged a fee of $5 to display their wares. There is no charge to purchasers – however, donations are always welcome.	Goethe Institut 1.00 PM
17 October	Preparation for the Ring Part 2 Roger Cruikshank, Dennis Mather and Terence Watson will talk about aspects of The Ring. Roger Cruikshank In an introductory presentation Roger will discuss how one might approach the event, physically as well as musically and he will talk about the 'story'. Terence Watson Terence will address the Myth and History, Masculinity and Femininity in The Ring Cycle. Dennis Mather Dennis will be introducing a discussion on Leitmotifs in The Ring . He will use some of the multimedia resources that are available to the general listener to assist them in gaining a deeper understanding of this fascinating aspect of Wagner's work.	Goethe Institut
19 September	Preparation for the Ring Part 1 - Jim Leigh will present the film of the making of the Solti Ring and also provide some insights into the best way to prepare oneself for The Ring	Goethe Institut
May 22	Please note Saturday date. Our AGM and function to celebrate Wagner’s birthday will now be on Saturday 22 May, which is Wagner's actual birthday. The recital will be by students of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music - Erin O’Connor, Emily Garth, Rebecca Hilder and Jessica Pratt - who received scholarships from the Society to study German at the Goethe Institut this year, accompanied by Sharolyn Kimmorley (Chair, Opera Studies Unit at the Conservatorium, and 2003 Bayreuth Scholar). A great stand up lunch is included.	Goethe Institut
June	No function
18 July	Launch of the book 'The Once and Future Ring" by Dr Antony Ernst	Goethe Institut
April 18	Special Guest Margaret Whitlam will talk about things Wagnerian in her life and introduce a showing of act of an opera that has special meaning for her.	Goethe Institut
March 21	Mr Antony Ernst will be overseas on this date. We are very pleased that Robert Gay has kindly agreed to provide a talk on Berlioz and Wagner. Robert is well known as a music lecturer and guide for overseas opera tours. He is a regular lecturer for the University of Sydney’s continuing education programme, and this week finishes eight lectures entitled “Wagner and the music of his time”. In late September Robert will give six lectures in preparation for the Neidhardt Ring which premiers in Adelaide on 16 November. He may also give a series of advanced lectures next month, tentatively titled “Alberich and Wotan”, so keep an eye here for further information.	Goethe Institut
February 15 04	Post-mortem" on Opera Australia's production of Der fliegende Holl�nder - a chance to have your say	Goethe Institut
Sunday November 16 03	Player Piano Exposition and Recital - Dennis Condon - Presentation with transcriptions for Duo Art reproducing piano of Wagner’s music
Sunday December 7	End-of-year party, preceded by documentary on New York’s private Amato Opera Company, a labour of love for Sally and Anthony Amato.	Goethe Institut
Sunday July 20	24^th AGM, followed by video of a gala concert of Karl Boehm's 85th birthday party at Salzburg on 30/8/79 - Highlights + extracts from performances by Wiener Staatsoper, including Rosenkavalier, Zauberflote, Salome, Tannhauser, Elektra (with Birgitt Nilsson).	Goethe Institut
May 23	Wagner's Birthday Dinner – Wagner's birthday Dinner
April 13	Antony Ernst on Parsifal	Goethe Institut
March 16	DVD of Die Meistersinger von N?rnberg** Deutsche Oper Berlin, conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos with G�tz Friedrich - producer, Gosta Winbergh - Walter, Eva Johansson - Eva, Victor von Halem - Veit Pogner, Wolfgang Brendel- Hans Sachs; English subtitles	Goethe Institut
January	No function
February 23	Associate Professor Michael Evans Talk: 'Wagner in Perspective - 15% years after the Master's death'.	Goethe Institut
March 16	DVD of Die Meistersinger von N?rnberg** Deutsche Oper Berlin, conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos with G�tz Friedrich - producer, Gosta Winbergh - Walter, Eva Johansson - Eva, Victor von Halem - Veit Pogner, Wolfgang Brendel- Hans Sachs; English subtitles	Goethe Institut
April 13	Antony Ernst on Parsifal	Goethe Institut
May 23	Wagner's Birthday Dinner – to be held on the day of Wagner’s birth – Friday 23***	The Women’s Club
June	No Wagner Society function – possible Meistersinger Seminar at NSW Art Gallery
July 20	23^rd AGM A seminar on Meistersinger may also be organised with Heath Lees and the New Zealand Wagner Society on Saturday morning 5 July	Goethe Institut

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Wagner Society in NSW Inc Program of events - Archive

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Program of events - Archive