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Plácido Domingo Esq., and Antonio Pappano Esq.,

receiving their Reginald Goodall awards

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Tuesday 6 July 2010

The Society presented a special screening of the

Wavelength Films/BBC documentary film

Stephen Fry on Wagner

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Wednesday 27th January 2010
ANNUAL FORMAL DINNER
 
Westbury Hotel,
Conduit Street
Mayfair, W1S 2YF

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Winner Michael Davis (baritone)

Runner-up  Emma Carrington (mezzosoprano)

Contestants, the Society chairman Malcolm Rivers, and the The adjudicating panel

See Bursary Page for more details

Saturday 5 December 2009

President's Day and

The Bayreuth Bursary Competition for young Wagnerian singers

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Many thanks to photographer Mr Peter West for many of these images on the site. He can be contacted by clicking here: Donnington Art

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Sir Donald McIntyre

    

Sunday November 29th 2009

     Scenes from LOHENGRIN

 

     Open orchestral rehearsal

 

 Dominic Natoli:  Lohengrin.           Julie Unwin:  Elsa.            Elaine McKrill:  Ortrud

 

With our great thanks to photographer Peter West who has taken these images. He can be contacted by clicking here: Donnington Art

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Tuesday 24 November 2009

An illustrated talk by Professor Tim Blanning

"Wagner as a Saxon"

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      Gary Kahn   with      Professor Laurence Dreyfus

 

Tuesday 13th October 2009

“Siegfried”

A paper given by Professor Laurence Dreyfus.

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Donald Arthur

 

Thursday 1st October 2009

"BAPTISM OF FIRE"

  German television documentary about the making of Katarina Wagner's production of

Die Meistersinger at Bayreuth, with Donald Arthur

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Wednesday 8th July 2009

"AN EVENING WITH BERNARD LEVIN"

A reconstruction of an evening with the famous raconteur and critic, presented by Peter West and with special guest Elizabeth Anderson, with original radio archive material including his 1976 BBC broadcast about Bayreuth, and his illustrated radio talks about Wagner.
 

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MEMORIES OF ALDEBURGH

The London 'Rings' from Solti to Pappano, weekend

Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th May 2009

Dame Gwyneth Jones presenting Maestro Antonio Pappano with the Reginald Goodall award

   

      

        

        

   

       

   

            

 

         

              

    

       

      

   

 

Our thanks to  Ian Jones, web master; David Waters, Hon Secretary; and Eric Adler (sponsor) for these images.

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Event sponsored by Eric Adler, Frances & David Waters and an anonymous donor.

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Barry with David Edwards

  Barry Millington  

    “She made a revolutionary of me at a stroke”

     An introductory talk prior to the Royal Opera House production of Lohengrin.

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2nd April 2009

In conversation with Lionel Friend

            Maestro Lionel Friend was interviewed by Paul Dawson-Bowling  

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Wednesday 4th March 2009

Bayreuth Ticket Ballot with Andrew Shore

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Wednesday 18th February 2009

Paul Dawson-Bowling’s annual talk to the Wagner Society

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Ross Alley

Thursday 12th February 2009

Aspects of Hollander  A talk by Ross Alley

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Tuesday 27th January 2009

THE WAGNER SOCIETY’S ANNUAL FORMAL DINNER

with special guest

Sir John Tomlinson

Champagne reception 7.00pm

Dinner served 7.30pm

Carriages 10.30pm

The Naval Club, 38, Hill Street, Mayfair.

 

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Following a glorious day at the Royal Academy of Arts on 30 November, when the Society presented Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Act 3, Scenes 1 to 4 and we enjoyed The Ralph Wells Prize Competition for Female Dramatic Voices and  A Wagner Showcase - featuring Repetiteurs working with Young Artists completed the artistic day. Then followed the  Christmas Party with buffet and wine in the RAM restaurant where the following quiz was given to guests. You might like to try to give your answers and if you do, please e-mail them to Andrea Buchanan (e-mail: cdsales(at)wagnersociety.org)

 

WAGNER SOCIETY CHRISTMAS QUIZ

 

1.      Wagner was born in 1813, but do you know in which month?

 

2.      What was the first complete opera that Wagner composed?

 

3.      In November 1836 Wagner married Minna Planer.  What was her profession prior to marriage?

 

4.      The Wagners spent 1840 and 1841 in Paris.  Which two operas did he complete during this time? 

 

5.      In 1849 Wagner had to flee Dresden.  Why?

 

6.      In 1854 Wagner’s friend Georg Herwegh introduced him to the works of a German philosopher who subsequently became a source of inspiration for Tristan und Isolde.  Who was the philosopher?

 

7.      The philosopher in the last question was one of the sources of inspiration for Tristan und IsoldeWho was the other source of inspiration?

 

8.      What was the name of Wagner and Cosima’s first (illegitimate) child?

 

9.      In what year did the Bayreuth Festspielhaus open? 

 

10.  And what was the first production staged there?

 

11.  What is the name of Senta’s nurse in Der Fliegende Holländer

 

12.  In Lohengrin Ortrud is Queen of which tribe? 

 

13.  The role of Melot in Tristan is scored for what voice? 

 

14.  Name all the 8 Valkyries (excluding Brünnhilde).

 

15.  In which country is Tristan’s castle, Kareol? 

 

16.  In Die Meistersinger, what is Veit Pogner’s profession.

 

17.  What are the three riddles that Mime asks the Wanderer in Siegfried? 

18.  Wagner did not call Parsifal an opera or even a music drama – what, according to him, is it (in English or German)?

 

19.  In what key does the Ring start.

 

20.  In which house in which city did Richard Wagner die? 

 

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Saturday 8th – Sunday 9th November 2008

A WEEKEND COURSE WITH RODERICK SWANSTON

Images include Kelvin Lim (Repetiteur) and Laura Hudson (Soprano) who gave a concert for the assembled delegates.

Portland Place School London W1

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Beckmesser-Mr Robert Presley

Walther-Mr Phillip O'Brian

Hans Sachs- Mr James Rutherford

Rehearsal Orchestra  Conductor Mr Anthony Legge

 

Rehearsal Orchestra_Anthony Legge.Die  Meistersinger  Act III  scenes 1, 2, 3, 4

with the Rehearsal Orchestra

Sunday October 19th, 2008

Many thanks to Photographer Mr. Peter West for all these images. He can be contacted by clicking here: Donnington Art

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"John Deathridge was SUPERB-so academic,brilliant and witty-as Secretary of the Wag Soc it is your duty to have this wonderful person talk to us at least once per month. I bought his book and he signed it beautifully.The evening was absolute bliss-so intellectual. Lets start a JD appreciation society. Starstruck admirers of the holy JD"

Thursday 16th October 2008

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Sunday 5th October 2008

An evening with Miss Christine Brewer

Pictured here are Miss Brewer with Mr Tony Palmer and Mr Jeremy Rowe (program director)

With our great thanks to photographer Peter West who took these images. He can be contacted by clicking here: Donnington Art

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Thursday 25th September  2008

"A Psychotherapist's View of Die Walkure".

Lecture by Robin Hobbs (chair of the Manchester Wagner Society)

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Roderick Swanston

 

Tuesday 1st July 2008

"Reviewing Siegfried".

Talk by Roderick Swanston

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Donald Arthur pictured with Penelope Turing (right) and Gabriela Strauss, (daughter of Hans Hotter)

             

   

         

  

Supper with Donald and his guests following the talk at Le Deuxieme in Covent Garden

Wednesday 4th June  20

A talk by Donald Arthur entitled

Hans Hotter: an Operatic Giant

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Image of Elaine McKrill (soprano) and Kelvin Lim (piano).following their triumphant performance after the meeting

Thursday 22 May 2008

54th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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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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                             With our great thanks to photographer Peter West who has taken the majority of these images. He can be contacted by clicking here: Donnington Art,

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          Thanks also to Ben Rowe for images taken of Placido Domingo Ben Rowe Photography and lastly, to the web master Ian Jones, for other shots webmaster@wagnersociety.org

 

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