Events Page Updated 25/June/2009
The Wagner Society in Queensland Inc.
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Events
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Tuesday 30th June 2009 |
Graham Bruce will present a talk:- THE WAGNER PRODUCTIONS OF HARRY KUPFER "Staging Wagner", Graham's talk in 2008, looked at the production methods of Walter Felsenstein at Berlin's Komische Oper, methods usually described as "Realist Music Theatre". Felsenstein's intensive staging techniques aimed "to transform an action through music and singing into a theatrical reality that is unconditionally plausible." His work influenced the Wagner productions of his pupil, Götz Friedrich, which the 2008 talk dealt with in detail, concentrating particularly on Friedrich's Bayreuth Tannhäuser. This year's talk explores the Wagner stagings of Harry Kupfer, another director who has carried on the tradition of Realist Music theatre and whose production of Otello was seen recently in Sydney. The talk will deal with Kupfer's Wagner productions at Bayreuth and Berlin, using illustrative DVD excerpts. It will then examine one quite recent example of the continuance of the realist tradition: Holten's Copenhagen Ring production. Finally, Graham's talk will explore the reaction against this realist tradition in some recent "radical" Wagner stagings. |
4MBS 384 Old Cleveland Rd Coorparoo Brisbane Aust. |
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Sunday 12th July 2009 |
President "At Home" | Please contact Society |
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Saturday 15th August 2009 |
10th Anniversary Celebrations ( incorporating the A.G.M. ) | Le Relais Bressan Montville |
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Tuesday 29th September 2009 |
Dr Stephen Emmerson will present an illustrated talk:-
"Wagner's Beethoven: Inspiration and Influence." Beethoven was a source of inspiration for many composers throughout the 19th century, for none more so than Richard Wagner. This talk will be about the connections between these two towering figures of German music. It will explore the changing images and perceptions of Beethoven that developed through the century after his death and focus in particular on Wagner's essay on the composer. |
4MBS 384 Old Cleveland Rd Coorparoo Brisbane Aust. |
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December 2009 |
Xmas Lunch | Restaurant |
News
| Lisa Gasteen |
The Wagner Society in Queensland Inc. Patron |
Will perform the role of Leonore in Fidelio July 30 August 4, 7, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 26, 29 2009 |
Sydney Opera House:- www.sydneyoperahouse.com |
| Sarah Sullivan | The 2008 Winner of the Wagner Society Encouragement Award | This gift of $1,000 is awarded annually to a student,attending Griffith University, Queensland Conservatorium, who displays the most potential to sing Wagner's music. | Sarah Sullivan with Barbara Clifford and with Gillian Lancelot Photograph |
Wagner Worldwide
| Ring | March/April/May 2009 | Rheingold: March 25, 28, April 23
Walküre: April 6, 11, 28 Siegfried: April 18 (eve),April 30 Götterdämmerung April 25 Cycle 1: April 27, 28, 30, May 2 (mat) Cycle 2: May 4, 5, 7, 9 (mat) |
Metropolitan Opera New York:- www.metoperafamily.org |
| Lohengrin | April 2009 | April 4, 8, 12 th. A new production by Stefan Herheim, who directed the exciting new Parsifal at Bayreuth | State Opera Berlin:- www.staatsoper-berlin.org |
| Ring | May/June 2009 | Cycle 1: May 5, 6, 8, 10 Cycle 2: May 16, 17, 19, 21 Cycle 3: June 6, 7, 9, 11 |
Vienna State Opera:- www.staatsoper.at |
| Ring | May/June 2010 | Cycle 1: May 29 - June 6, Cycle 2: June 8 - 16 Cycle 3: June 18 - 26 |
LA Opera:- www.laoperaring.com |
| Ring | August 2009 | Cycle 1: August 9, 10, 12, 14 Cycle 2: August 17, 18, 20, 22 Cycle 3: August 25, 26, 28, 30 |
Seattle Opera:- www.seattleopera.org |
| Der Fliegender Hollander | November 2009 | November 7, 10, 12, 14 | State Opera South Australia:- www.saopera.sa.gov.au |
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