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Plácido Domingo Esq., having just received his Reginald Goodall award following
our evening at the Linbury Theatre in the Royal Opera House
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A series of images showing the processes involved in creating an event. Featuring Anastasia Belina together with George Cooper preparing refreshments, Gary Kahn assisting with sound, Jeremy Rowe assisting with lecturer background and finally Gilead Limor setting up DVD projection.
Wednesday 23rd April 2008
Lecture by Anastasia Belina
“Wagner and Sergei Taneyev”
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Professor Ray Furness
Wednesday 26th March
Lecture given by Professor Ray Furness
“Wagner and the Dance”
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Judy and George Cooper, who provide the refreshment service for events, to whom our special thanks goes out.
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With our great thanks to photographer Peter West who took these images. He can be contacted by clicking here: Donnington Art
These original pictures can be reproduced as Giclee prints, contact the gallery seller by clicking here: Dadbrookgallery
Images taken at the exhibition of Dr Alan Halliday's paintings of the Royal Opera House Ring Cycle, shown to members of the Society at Pushkin House.
Images show the artist with our vice president Sir John Tomlinson, and Mr Keith Warner, and other members of the Society.
With our great thanks to photographer Peter West who took these images. He can be contacted by clicking here: Donnington Art
Wednesday 6th February 2008
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Images taken at the evening lecture given by Paul Dawson-Bowling Esq., showing Paul with Jeremy Rowe (programme director) and Ms Katie Barnes drawing winning tickets from the draw of all the Bayreuth tickets which the Society receives each year from the festival authorities (none of which go the committee members), with Mrs Margaret Murphy (membership director)
Wednesday 30th January 2008
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Tuesday 18 December 2007
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Keith Warner with Gary Kahn before the discussion on Keith's Royal Opera House Ring Cycle.
Monday 3rd December
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Images above from the talk by Professor Chris Walton
Tuesday 6th of November
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Kim-Marie Woodhouse (winner) with the society chairman Mr Malcolm Rivers
With Mr Malcolm Rivers, are Cara McHardy, Helen Johnson, Philip O'Brien, Kim-Marie Woodhouse, Laura Hudson and Judges Neil Howlett, Dame Anne Evans, Graham Clark and Lionel Friend
Kim-Marie Woodhouse
Bayreuth Bursary 2008
The winner of the Bayreuth Bursary Competition 2008 is
Kim-Marie Woodhouse (mezzo-soprano) who was awarded first prize at
The Linbury Studio Theatre on Saturday 27th October.
Many thanks to Photographer Mr Peter West for all these images. He contacted by clicking here: Donnington Art
Saturday 27th October.
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The Chorus and Charles Johnston (Klingsor), Elaine McKrill (Kundry) and Philip O'Brien (Parsifal)
Philip O'Brien with the Flowermaidens
THE REHEARSAL ORCHESTRA – PARSIFAL ACT II images of the singers involved.
Sunday 21 October 2007
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PHIL REDFORD: THE WAGNER BOOKS
Monday 1 October 2007
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Phil Redford will be showing his four hand printed books based on Wagner's Ring cycle as well as his book Tristan und Isolde, all recently exhibited at the Barbican Music Library, London at:
11th International Artists' Book Fair
Friday 7th and Saturday 8th March '08
11am - 6.00pm
The Parkinson Court, University of Leeds
Free admission
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Parsifal and after
A talk by Roderick Swanston
The evening was a very popular event with ticket sales exceeding 100!
Tuesday 26th of June 2007
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Designing the acoustics of an opera house
Robert Essert, Director, with colleagues from Sound Space Design in conversation with Jeremy Rowe
Bob Essert has been involved in some of the most significant acoustic design projects in the world including the Sage Gateshead, refurbishment of the Royal Opera House, the Wales Millennium Centre, the Four Seasons Opera House Toronto, Singapore Concert hall, Symphony Hall Birmingham, and the new recital hall at the Menuhin School. He is currently working on the project to build an opera house in Dallas Texas.
Monday 21st May 2007
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David Waters Esq, Honorary secretary; Malcolm Spence Esq. Q.C. then Chairman; Raymond Browne Esq, Honorary treasurer.
Miss Josephine Thorpe (Mezzo Soprano) and Kelvin Lim Esq.(Piano).
Annual General Meeting
Whish was followed by a recital by Josephine Thorpe (Mezzo-Soprano) and Kelvin Lim (Piano, winner of the Bayreuth Bursary in 2007).
Wednesday 9th May 2007
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Ross Alley, and Ross with Ian Jones, Web Master for the Society
"The power of three in the Ring".
25th April 2007
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David Syrus with opera singers Rachel Garcia-Navarro and Philip O'Brien,
together with members and guests assembled for the discussion with Jeremy Rowe
Getting Ready for the Ring
Conversation and masterclass with David Syrus
Tuesday 27th March 2007
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Getting Ready for the Ring
“Longborough, past, present and future”
Martin and Lizzie Graham, with Alan Privett (artistic director of the Longborough Ring) in conversation with Jeremy Rowe with our cahirman Malcolm Spence Q.C.
Wednesday 7th February 2007
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Getting Ready for the Ring
Doctor Stephen McClatchie who talked about "Mahler's Wagner"
Thursday 1st February 2007
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Getting Ready for the Ring
Paul Dawson-Bowling greeting members and delivering his lecture
on Miss Astrid Varnay "Goddess of the North"
24 January 2007
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Getting
Ready for the Ring
Tony Pappano, and Pamela Pappano with Jeremy Rowe programme director.
The R.A.C. Club, 89 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HS
The menu comprised:
Traditional Christmas dinner
Members enjoyed a champagne reception, three-course dinner, after dinner coffee and mince pies, and all wines were included.
Monday 18th December 2006
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Getting Ready for the Ring
Images from
Hagens Rache: Staged scenes from GötterdämmerungKelvin Lim, Miriam Murphy and James Rutherford
With our great thanks to photographer Peter West who can be contacted by clicking here: Donnington Art
Sunday 3rd of December 2006
Getting
Ready for the Ring
Images from
Götterdämmerung Sceneson Sunday 22 October 2006
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Getting
Ready for the Ring
Study Day with
Ian Beresford-Gleaves
"THE VICISSITUDES OF THE RING"
Our Chairman, Malcolm Spence Q.C. with Ian Beresford-Gleaves
Members at Queen's College Victorian Waiting Room
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Getting
Ready for the Ring
Images taken at the evening with Barry Millington
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Patrick Carnegy at his book launch "Wagner and the art of theatre"
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Images from the AGM of the Society, left to right the then Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary with guest speaker Ross Alley
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Memories of Aldeburgh 2006 "Wagner, Britten and the Sea"
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Ian Beresford-Gleaves Götterdämmerung study day
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Professor Simon
Williams
"Wagner, Nietzsche and The Ring coming to terms with history"
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Dr Paul Fryer - at his showing of the vintage film of the life of Richard Wagner
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Donald Arthur at his illustrated talk
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Paul Dawson-Bowling before his annual lecture to the Society
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The winners and judges at the Bayreuth Bursary Competition, Winner - Miranda Keys (soprano) front row far right, Runner-up - Michael Druiett (baritone), front row second from left, Song prize - Hubert Francis (tenor) front row far left, and the Ralph Wells Award for Dramatic Voices 2005 - Cari Searle (mezzo-soprano) front row second from the right.
The Bayreuth Bursary Competition winner Winner - Miranda Keys (soprano) receiving her award from Mr. Ralph Wells.
The Ralph Wells Award for Dramatic Voices 2005
Cari Searle (mezzo-soprano) receiving her award from Mr. Ralph Wells and Mr. Michael Bousfield..
Photographer Peter West can be contacted by clicking here: Donnington Art
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Miss Jane Eaglen at the Christmas Dinner Event
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Michael Portillo in conversation with Programme Director Jeremy Rowe
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Plácido Domingo, Anthony Palmer and the then Chairman, Malcolm Spence QC
Michael Portillo in conversation with Wagner Society members
Wagner Society members posing questions to Michael Portillo
(Images above by Ben Rowe. Ben can be contacted by clicking here: Ben Rowe Photography )
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Siegfried Rehearsal Act I I I
With our great thanks to photographer Peter West who can be contacted by clicking here: Donnington Art
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Parsifal Act 11 Childwickbury
With our great thanks to photographer Peter West who can be contacted by clicking here: Donnington Art
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Rodney Newton, "Wagner in the Kitchen"
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Images of Dame Janet Ritterman outgoing director of the Royal College of Music unveiling the plaque to Edward Dannreuther at 12 Orme Square with the Lord Mayor of Westminster Councillor Timothy Joiner.
Grandsons Ion & Raymond Dannreuther with Dame Janet, Mr. & Mrs. Hecht-Johansen (Left hand side), Hans Dannreuther of the Bayreuth Wagner Society (centre) , and the Lord Mayor.
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Programme Director Jeremy Rowe with Claire Weston at the AGM recital
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Penelope Turing, Hans Hotter lecture.
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Programme Director Jeremy Rowe interviewing Wally Sutcliffe
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Christmas Dinner 2005
Programme director, Jeremy Rowe with Jane Eaglen and her husband, Brian Lyson
Jane with Web Master Ian Jones, and Jeremy Rowe, with Brian Lyson in the background
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Susan Bullock Recital with Lionel Friend
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An Interview with Keith Warner
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Image below:
RICHARD FISHER., DAME ANNE EVANS, JEREMY ROWE,
DEREK HAMMOND-STROUD and LIONEL FRIEND at the REGINALD GOODALL BIRTHDAY event.
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PHYLLIDA LLOYD interviewed by Jeremy Rowe
A recording of PHYLLIDA Lloyd's interview is available on C.D. Please contact Andrea Buchanan by e-mail cdsales@wagnersociety.org
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Images from our second 50th anniversary gala at The Royal Academy of Music in London, taken by Peter West
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With our great thanks to photographer Peter West who has taken the majority of thees images. He can be contacted by clicking here: Donnington Art,
Thanks also to Ben Rowe for images taken of Placido Domingo Ben Rowe Photography and lastly, to the web master, for other shots.
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