Wagner Society events held in 2001

18 February, Goethe Institut1pm: Video – Das Rheingold (Bayreuth 1991/92 – Barenboim & Kupfer – Tomlinson, Finnie, Johansson, Svenden, von Kannen, Hölle, Kang etc). Whole Ring Cycle to be shown over 2001-2002
18 March, Goethe Institut1pm: Video – Die Walküre (Bayreuth 1991/92 – Barenboim & Kupfer)
8 April, Goethe Institut1pm: Video – Parsifal (Bayreuth 1981 – Stein & Wagner – Weikl, Salminen, Sotin, Jerusalem, Randova etc) 
20 May, The Women’s Club 

Annual lunch to commemorate Richard Wagner’s birthday, 22 May 1813.

Guest Speaker, Professor Nicholas Routley from the Music Department of the University of Sydney, spoke on Parsifal and Ritual 

15 July
Goethe Institut
Home of Helen and Peter Hall

1pm:

AGM

– Recital by Warwick Fyfe, Bass, and Stephen Mould, piano. Warwick sang a selection of songs by Wagner, Pfitzner, Liszt and Loeew.

– afternoon tea

– a short talk by Simon Williams, Professor of Dramatic Art, University of California, Santa Barbara, on Assailing the Hero: the Directors approach to Wagnerian Opera

20 – 22 July, Catersfield,

Pokolbin

Parsifal Seminar – lecturer is Simon Williams, Professor of Dramatic Art, University of California, Santa Barbara
– Simon will give two lectures on Saturday
– gala dinner on Saturday night

16  September, Goethe Institut

1pm: Video – Siegfried (Bayreuth 1991/92 – Barenboim & Kupfer)

21 October, Goethe Institut1pm: Discussion led by members who attended the 2000 and 2001 Bayreuth Festivals
18 November, Goethe Institut1pm: Professor Marie Bashir, Governor of NSW, with Dr Boman and Dr Stephen Freiberg: Psychological Aspects of the Major Characters in Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelungen 
9 December, Goethe Institut1pm: Annual Society Christmas Party; Wagner in Hollywood – Movie/Music Quiz  

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