| 5 February Goethe Institut, Woollahra | 12 noon: DVD – Part 1 of Wagner’s early Romantic opera, Der fliegende Hollander. Hartmut Handchen conducts the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. Juha Uusitalo sings the title role. 2pm: The Souffleuse and the Singer: the working relationship between the singer and the prompt by Sharolyn Kimmorley and Robert Mitchell |
| 25 March Goethe Institut | 12.30pm: DVD – Part 2 of Der fliegende Hollander 2pm: The Melbourne Ring: Maureen Wheeler, Principal Donor, and Richard Mills, Conductor, discuss their shared involvement in the 2013 ‘Ring’ Cycle in Melbourne. |
| 28 March Goethe Institut | 2pm: SPECIAL EVENING FUND RAISING EVENT: Emeritus Professor Heath Lees: The Women in Wagner’s Life and Art |
| 22 April Goethe Institut | 12.30pm: DVD – Max Lorenz: Wagner’s Mastersinger – Hitler’s Siegfried 2pm: Emotional Noise: the relationship between sound, music, visual image and emotions (Wagner’s sound world) by Catherine Gleeson and Andrew Belletti (Australian Film, Television and Radio School) |
| 20 May Goethe Institut | 12.30pm: DVD – The Golden Ring: the making of Solti’s ‘Ring’ 2pm: –Annual General Meeting – Wagner’s Birthday Celebration – Lisa Harper-Brown, Young Dramatic Soprano, with Stephen Mould – Piano. A Program of Richard Wagner’s works: Elsa’s Dream (Lohengrin) Wesendonck Lieder Der Männer Sippe (Die Walküre) Program |
| 17 June Goethe Institut | 1pm: – Sins of the Father: a story about Liszt and Wagner, with musical illustrations (by Jessica Duchen) presented by Damien Beaumont (ABC Classic FM) – In Conversation with Deborah Humble: Erda & Waltraute in the Melbourne Ring |
| 8 July Goethe Institut | 12.30pm: DVD – Act 1 of The Royal Danish Opera’s production of Tannhäuser, with Stig Andersen in the title role. 2pm: Off the record and between the lines: Peter Bassett talks about his new book, 1813 Wagner and Verdi: A celebration. |
| 12 August Goethe Institut | 12.30pm: DVD – Act 2 of The Royal Danish Opera’s production of Tannhäuser 2pm: A meet and greet with our new Patron Simone Young. 160 members and non-members attended the session, an unprecedented number: Part 1: an interview between Francis Merson, Editor of Limelight Magazine, & Maestro Young. Part 2: Simone took questions from the floor. |
| 16 September Goethe Institut | 12.30pm: DVD – Act 3 of The Royal Danish Opera’s production of Tannhäuser 2pm: – In Conversation with John Pickering: Life in Germany, and Lübeck – Members’ Feedback: Bayreuth 2012 |
| 21 October Goethe Institut | 1pm: In Conversation with John Wegner |
| 11 November Mosman Art Gallery | 2pm: End of Year Special Event – Concert with Warwick Fyfe and Lisa Harper-Brown with accompanist Louise Scott (who replaced the advertised accompanist Stephen Mould) – catered event. Program |