| Sunday 29 January Goethe Institut * | 12.00pm: DVD – Sing Faster, The Stagehands’ Ring 2.00pm: Esteban Insausti [President, WSNSW] at the Goethe Institut in conversation with Suzanne Chaundy [Director] & Andrew Bailey [Designer] – live on video about the creative ideas behind the staging of Melbourne Opera’s Ring Cycle in Bendigo in 2023 |
| Sunday 26 February Goethe Institut | 12pm: DVD – Global Wagner – From Bayreuth to the World – A film by Axel Brüggemann 2.00pm: Recorded conversation from Melbourne with Maestro Anthony Negus [Conductor & Musical Director] & his wife Carmen Jakobi [chief German language coach for the Ring], moderated by Robert MacFarlane (Mime in the Bendigo Ring), about preparing young musicians for Melbourne Opera’s Ring Cycle in Bendigo in 2023 |
| Sunday 12 March Goethe Institut | 12.00pm: DVD – Richard Strauss – At the End of the Rainbow – A Film by Eric Schulz 2.00pm: Talk by Peter Bassett [Wagner author and dramaturg] on A new look at the Ring |
| April | No Society event because of the Bendigo Ring Photos |
| Sunday 21 May Robert Mitchell’s home in Newtown | 12.30pm: Annual General Meeting [financial members only] 2.00pm: Wagner’s birthday concert: a program of music by Wagner and others from sopranos Ellen McNeil and Olivia Swain accompanied by Katherine Day Followed by Wagner’s champagne birthday celebrations |
| Sunday 18 June Goethe Institut | 12.30pm: DVD – Frozen Music – The Sydney Opera House, It’s more than just opera 2.00pm: A conversation with Noel Staunton, a freelance creative director and producer specialising in large-scale productions and special events, & veteran of many Ring productions including the 2004 Adelaide Ring Program Report Photos |
| Wednesday 12 July St Columba Community Centre * | 7 – 9pm: Reception for our Patron Maestro Simone Young AM – An informal social occasion to enjoy wine and canapés and hear Simone tell us what is in store for the next four years with the SSO Ring Report |
| Sunday 30 July St Columba Community Centre | 2.00pm: Concert by bass-baritone Christopher Curcuruto & soprano Kori Miller, accompanied by Katherine Day, with works by Wagner, Previn, Mozart, Puccini, Wolf, Floyd, Liszt and R Strauss Program |
| Sunday 20 August Goethe Institut | 12.00pm: DVD – Magic Fire – The Richard Wagner Story 2.00pm: Talk by Tahu Matheson, pianist, conductor & OA’s Head of Music, on Wagner’s musical development Program |
| Sunday 17 September Goethe Institut | 12.30pm: DVD – SOH Opening Concert with Sir Charles Mackerras, Birgit Nilsson, SSO – Unfortunately a technical glitch meant the DVD could not be shown. 2.00pm: Talk by Dr Terence Watson about Wagner’s childhood and adolescence Program |
| Sunday 22 October Goethe Institut | 12:30pm DVD – The Edge of the Possible 2.00pm: Talk by Mike Day on A Tale of Three Houses – Paris, Bayreuth and Sydney Program |
| Sunday 12 November Goethe Institut | 10.00am–5.00pm Das Rheingold Symposium Speakers: |
| Sunday 26 November Robert Mitchell’s house, Newtown | 2.00pm: Recital by bass-baritone Adrian Tamburini accompanied by Katherine Day, and Christmas party Program |
| December | Many members attended the Brisbane Ring in December. Photos |
Venues:
Goethe Institut
Event Hall (upstairs)
90 Ocean Street (cnr Jersey Road)
Woollahra NSW
St Columba Community Centre
53A Ocean Street (cnr Forth Street)
Woollahra NSW