Wednesday 2 April, Goethe Institut | 7.30pm: ‘Myths and Legends of the Germanic Peoples at the time of Richard Wagner and their influence on the English Poets’ – a talk by David Wansbrough, Fellow of International International Academy of Poets |
Sunday 4 May, ABC television and simulcast with ABC FM | 9.15pm: The controversial Chéreau version of the Ring, conducted by Pierre Boulez and recorded at the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, to be screened Act by Act over 10 successive nights |
Wednesday 14 May, The Print Room, 141 Dowling Street, Woolloomooloo | 6.30-7.45pm: Annual General Meeting |
Friday 23 May, Madison Room, Southern Cross Hotel | 7.30pm for 8.00pm: Annual ‘Wagner’s Birthday Dinner’ Guest of Honour: tenor Ronald Dowd who sang Tannhäuser’s narration, accompanied by Werner Baer MBE, and later talked about the early days of opera in Australia and his exploits during his long career Menu & signatures |
Sunday 29 June, Forestville | 2.30pm for 3pm: Recital by tenor David Parker and his wife, associate artist Marie Van Hove, both from Canberra School of Music, with a program of Wagner, Liszt and Strauss including the Lohengrin Narration and the Prize Song for Meistersinger by Wagner, and the Liszt sonnets. |
Sunday 31 August, Goethe Institut | 1-5pm: ‘Wagner on CD’ – The Flying Dutchman |
Saturday 27 September, Clancy Auditorium, UNSW | 8pm: Australian Ensemble concert in observance of the 100th anniversary of Liszt’s death, including his late elegy for Wagner ‘At Wagner’s grave’ and the ‘Siegfried Idyll’ in the original chamber scoring. |
Sunday 28 September, Goethe Institut | 1-5pm: ‘Wagner on CD’ – Tannhäuser Special guest: Rita Hunter who signed copies of her newly released autobiography |
Saturday 18 October, Goethe Institut | 8pm: ‘Wagner and his friends’ at the home of Denis Condon – an evening of music by Wagner and some of the many composers influenced by Wagner, with piano rolls created by composers and musicians long dead. |
Sunday 26 October, Goethe Institut | 1-5pm: ‘Wagner on CD’ – Die Meistersinger |
Sunday 14 December, Goethe Institut | 2.30-6pm: Christmas Party, with the screening of three short celebratory films including ‘One hundred years of Bayreuth’ which was one of the first events staged by the Society. |