Join the Wagner Society of Northern California in celebration of Richard Wagner's Birthday. We are gathering immediately following the West Bay Opera performance of Flying Dutchman on Sunday May 28th at: Bistro Maxine - in Palo Alto's historic downtown 548 Ramona Street Palo Alto, CA Ramona Street is pedestrian only, however, there are parking lots… Continue reading Richard Wagner Birthday Reception
Posted May 19, 2023 - 11:52 am
In this Zoom Webinar we will get to know heldentenor Clay Hilley. Praised in The New York Times for his “vocal heft, clarion sound and stamina,” by de Volkskrant for… Continue reading Heldentenor Clay Hilley, in conversation
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Posted May 19, 2023 - 10:47 am
Strauss’s collaboration with the poet and dramatist Hugo von Hofmannsthal on Elektra (1909) spawned a creative relationship that swiftly moved in new stylistic directions with Der Rosenkavalier (1911) and Ariadne… Continue reading Strauss’s Evolving Relationship with Wagner’s Creative Legacy
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