13895 Wagner News 174 - Wagner Society of England

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS 3rd October 2012 Barry Millington will give an illustrated talk on his new book The Sorcerer of Bayreuth: Richard Wagner, his Work and his World “In The Sorcerer of Bayreuth Barry Millington, a leading authority on Wagner, presents an engaging, accessibly written overview of the life and works one of the world's most influential and controversial composers. This richly illustrated book considers a wide range of themes, including Wagner’s original sources of inspiration, his compositional process; his relationship with his wife, Cosima, and with his mistress, Mathilde Wesendonck, his perplexing ideology, the anti-Semitism that is undeniably present in the operas, their proto-cinematic nature and the turbulent legacy both of the Bayreuth Festival and of Wagnerism itself. Drawing on the very latest biographical and musicological scholarship, Millington reassesses received notions about both Wagner’s life and his music, demolishing tired clichés and ill-informed opinion in favour of proper critical understanding. The Sorcerer of Bayreuth offers readers a fascinating reappraisal of this most provocative of composers and the incomparable music he made.” (From Thames and Hudson publicity material) 7pm for 7:30pm at Portland Place School Sixth Form Centre, 5th Floor, 143 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 6QN. Tickets £12 (£6 students). To order tickets, please send a cheque in favour of The Wagner Society with a stamped addressed envelope to Mike Morgan, 9 West Court, Downley, High Wycombe, Bucks HP13 5TG. Tickets will also be available on the door. 17th October 2012 An Evening with Simon O’Neill and Lionel Friend A joint event with the Music Club of London. Accompanied by Lionel Friend, Simon O’Neill will present a sample of his vast repertoire and will also be interviewed by the Chairman of the Music Club, Michael Bousfield. Winner of the Wagner Society’s Bayreuth Bursary award in 2003, Simon O’Neill has rapidly established himself as one of the finest tenors on the international stage. He is a principal artist with the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, La Scala and both the Salzburg and Bayreuth Festivals (Lohengrin 2011, Parsifal 2012). He has sung with conductors such as James Levine, Ricardo Muti, Valery Gergiev, Daniel Barenboim, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Antonio Pappano. This autumn he sings Siegmund in the Covent Garden Ring,a role in which the press have described him as: “an exemplary Siegmund, terrific of voice,” “the Wagnerian tenor of his generation” and “a turbo-charged tenor”. 6.30 for 7.00pm at 49 Queen's Gate Terrace London SW7 (Underground: Gloucester Road).Tickets: £20 (members); £25 (guests) to include wine and nibbles available from Mrs Frances Simpson, 3 Hunt Close, Morden Road, London SE3 0AH. Please make cheques out to The Music Club of London and include a stamped addressed envelope. – 28 –
21st October 2012 The Wagner Society, The Mastersingers and the Rehearsal Orchestra present DIEWALKÜREACT III WITH JAMES RUTHERFORDAND RACHEL NICHOLLS Conducted by David Syrus. The cast (subject to confirmation) will be Wotan: James Rutherford; Brünnhilde: Rachel Nicholls; Sieglinde: Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Valkyries: Cara McHardy, Maria Krywaniuk, Megan Llewellyn Dorke, Miriam Sharrad, Jacqueline Varsey, Emma Carrington, Rhonda Browne and Niamh Kelly. Run-through: 2pm to 5pm, full rehearsal at 6pm at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT Tickets £18 (£10 students). Please send a cheque in favour of the Wagner Society with a stamped addressed envelope to Mike Morgan, 9 West Court, Downley, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP13 5TG. Tickets also available on the door. 17th and 24th November 2012 MASTERCLASSES WITH SUSAN BULLOCK The acclaimed Wagnerian soprano (Brünnhilde in The Royal Opera House Ring Cycle 2012) will coach Helena Dix, winner of the 2012 Wagner Society Bayreuth Bursary on 17th and three other young singers on 24th November. As the venue is small, no more than 2 tickets will be available per member on a firstcome, first-served basis. Tickets: £15 (£10 students). 2:30 to 4:45pm on both days at Peregrine’s Pianos, 37A Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8TU. Please send a cheque in favour of the Wagner Society with a stamped addressed envelope to Mike Morgan, 9 West Court, Downley, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP13 5TG. 1st December 2012 FINAL OF THE WAGNER SOCIETY BAYREUTH BURSARY COMPETITION At The London Welsh Centre, 157-163 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8UE. Timing and ticket prices to be confirmed. 22nd May 2013 To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Wagner’s birth, The Society will be hosting a birthday lunch for members in the vicinity of the Festival Hall, where there will be an evening concert of Act III of Die Walküre and other works with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis featuring Susan Bullock and James Rutherford, with Mastersingers artistes. Staged by David Edwards. PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR UPDATES WWW.WAGNERSOCIETY.ORG – 29 –
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