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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160130T090000
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SUMMARY:Wagner's Bayreuth and Hitler's Munich
DESCRIPTION:Wagner’s Bayreuth and Hitler’s Munich  Professor David Clay Large\n\n	 \n\n	Germany’s history between national unification in 1871 and the Third Reich can be read in part as a tale of two Bavarian cities\, Bayreuth and Munich\, which were linked culturally and politically by the protean heritage of Richard Wagner\, among other ties.  The toxic socio-political ideology associated with Wagner’s circle of disciples at Bayreuth found echoes and perpetuators among the proponents of extreme nationalism and racism who went on to make Munich their principal center of operations during the First World War and immediate post-war era.  The chief beneficiary of this fateful embrace was Adolf Hitler\, who exploited support from Bayreuth to gain cultural credibility and political influence in Munich—and whose henchmen then deployed ideas derived from Wagnerian theater and Bayreuth-Circle social theory to transform Munich into the “Capital of the Nazi Movement.”  My lecture investigates the use—and misuse—of a complex cultural legacy in the evolution of Germany’s greatest catastrophe. \n\n	 \n\n	David Clay Large is Senior Fellow at the Institute of European Studies\, University of California\, Berkeley\, and Professor of History at the Fromm Institute\, University of San Francisco.  He has taught at Smith College\, Montana State University\, and Yale University\, where he was also Dean of Pierson College.  Large is the author or editor of some twelve books\, including Wagnerism in European Culture and Politics; Where Ghosts Walked: Munich’s Road to the Third Reich; Berlin: Biography of a City; Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936; and\, most recently\, The Grand Spas of Central Europe: A History of Intrigue\, Politics\, Art\, and Healing.\n\n	 \n\n	JCC-SF  2nd Floor Gallanter Hall\n\n	3200 California Street (California @ Presidio)\n\n	San Francisco\, CA
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/wagners-bayreuth-and-hitlers-munich-2289/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151213T090000
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SUMMARY:Cosima Party 2015
DESCRIPTION:Join the Wagner Society as we wrap-up the year with this popular celebratory event. \nThe event kicks off with a “bubbly” greeting and then our entertainment for the event. \nNoted Wagnerian soprano Maire Plette will perform her hilarious rendition of the Anna Russell’s famous “The Ring of the Nibelungen”. Marie is well-known to local audiences for her performances at the Seattle Opera\, San Francisco Opera\, Livermore Valley Opera and West Edge Opera. Ms. Plette will be accompanied by Alexander Katsman\, Artistic Director and Music Director of the Livermore Valley Opera. \nThe music will be followed by the banquet which includes fine red and white wine. \nEntree Options: \nA) Dill Crusted Salmon\, Whole Grain Mustard Beurre Blanc\, Horseradish Mashed Potatoes\, Julienne Vegetables \nB) Pork Tenderloin with Fennel and Coriander Crust\, Sweet Potato Risotto\, Julienne Vegetables \nC) Stuffed Portabella Mushroom Filled with Basmati Rice Pilaf and Roasted Tomato Sauce (Vegetarian Vegan and Gluten Free Option) \nDessert Chocolate Supreme Cake with Coffee and Tea \nRegistration for this banquet is $100 per person \nDeadline for registation is December 2nd
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/cosima-party-2015-2305/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151121T090000
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SUMMARY:Symposium - Meistersinger!
DESCRIPTION:The Poet’s Task: “It sounded so old\, and yet was so new” (Es klang so alt\, und war so neu) \nIt is Wagner Society tradition to conduct a symposium in conjunction with Wagner opera performances in San Francisco. The symposium will discuss Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg. Registration begins 9:30 and Symposium convenes at 10:00. We will break at Noon for a catered box lunch (lunch is included in registration fee) \nThe speakers: \nEvan Baker\, Ph.D.\, author\,  Opera Historian “Production History of Richard Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg \nScott Foglesong\, pianist\, Professor: UC Berkeley\, San Francisco Conservatory of Music and UCSF Fromm Institute “Wagner’s Word Painting” \nDr. Arthur Colman\, M.D. UCSF Clinical Professor of Psychiatry “Wagner’s Master Class: The Psycho-analysis of Walther von Stolzing \nSimon Williams\, Ph.D. Progessor Department of Theater and Dance UC Santa Barbara “Die Meistersinger: Wagner’s Shakespearean Opera”.  \nMore detailed description of the event will be forthcoming – there is a fee for this event \nRegistration: $65 for WSNC Members      $75 for Non-Members* \nNOTE: Non-Members who register for the Symposium qualify to have a $10 reduction in annual dues for 2016. Consider joining\, you most welcome! \nLOCATION: JCC-SF 3200 California Street\, San Francisco\, CA (corner of California and Presidio)  Main Floor Fisher Family Hall
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/symposium-meistersinger-2148/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151031T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151031T080000
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SUMMARY:MET OPERA HD - Tannhaeuser
DESCRIPTION:VISIT YOUR LOCAL THEATER! \nJames Levine conducts Wagner’s early masterpiece in its first return to the Met stage in more than a decade. Today’s leading Wagnerian tenor\, Johan Botha\, takes on the daunting title role of the young knight caught between true love and passion. Eva-Maria Westbroek is Elisabeth\, adding another Wagner heroine to her Met repertoire after her acclaimed Sieglinde in the Ring a few seasons ago. On the heels of his recent triumph in Parsifal\, Peter Mattei sings Wolfram\, and Michelle DeYoung is the love goddess\, Venus. \nThis is the Otto Schenk\, Günther Schneider-Siemssen production which has been at the Met since 1977. \n 
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/met-opera-hd-tannhaeuser-2177/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151017T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151017T080000
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SUMMARY:Wagner à quatre mains: Four-Hand Piano and the Wagner phenomenon
DESCRIPTION:JCC-SF 3200 California Street\, San Francisco\, CA (corner of California and Presidio)  \nThe Wagner Society welcomes back Professor Adrian Daub\, Associate Professor of German Studies\, Stanford University \nWagner à quatre mains: Four-Hand Piano and the Wagner phenomenon \n	It is easy to see that Richard Wagner’s operas became cultural mainstays in the German-speaking world and beyond during the late nineteenth century. What may be more surprising is that many of those who effortlessly referenced his musical works\, who regarded him as the future of music\, and as the carrier of a renewed German national identity\, did not encounter them in the opera house. And even those that did lived with Wagner’s music on a day-to-basis thanks to another cultural obsession of the second half of the nineteenth century: the piano transcription\, preferably the transcription for four hands. Long is the list of famous contemporaries who did not encounter Wagner and his oeuvre as listeners\, but as players of transcriptions. \nThis lecture asks about what role piano transcription played in the constitution of Wagner’s oeuvre\, what role it played in Wagner’s own circle\, and how it shaped the cultural phenomenon of Wagner-idolatry. More specifically it will show that the Wagner-mythos intersected crucially with another: contemporaries regarded Wagner’s music as shockingly erotic\, and they generally looked at four-hand piano playing in much the same way. What bearing did it have that Wagner entered so many a bourgeois home not through the aseptic LP or the decorous visit to the opera house\, but via two bodies entwined and sweaty over a single keyboard? \nAdrian Daub received his undergraduate degree at Swarthmore College and his Masters and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. His studies focus on the intersection of music\, literature and philosophy. His numerous publications include: Four-Handed Monsters: Four-Hand Piano Playing and Nineteenth-Century Culture (Oxford University Press\, 2014)\, Uncivil Unions – The Metaphysics of Marriage in German Idealism and Romanticism  (University of Chicago Press\, 2012) and Tristan’s Shadow – Sexuality and the Total Work of Art (University of Chicago Press\, 2013). \nThis lecture is free to Wagner Society Members and $10 suggested donation for guests. \nLocation: JCC-SF 3200 California Street\, San Francisco\, CA (corner of California and Presidio) 1:00 p.m. Gallanter Hall
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/wagner-a-quatre-mains-four-hand-piano-and-the-wagner-phenomenon-2147/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150919T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150919T080000
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SUMMARY:Wagner Genius in Exile
DESCRIPTION:JCC-SF 3200 California Street (intersection of California and Presidio) San Francisco\, CA \nMEETING DATE HAS BEEN MOVED TO SEPT 19TH.* \nIn this biographical and musical road movie by Andy Sommer\, Antoine Wagner Pasquier heads to Switzerland on the trail of his great-great-grandfather\, renowned composer Richard Wagner. In order to comprehend the composer’s complex personality\, Antoine Wagner returns to sites where his ancestor lived\, meeting historians\, musicologists\, musicians\, and enlightened amateurs\, and exploring the landscapes that inspired Richard Wagner in one of his most artistically rich periods.  \nWith breathtaking vistas of Switzerland combined with photography of Antoine Wagner\, the film takes the viewer through the cities\, villages and hiking trails which  Richard Wagner visited during his two periods of exile in Switzerland. \nOur guest Antoine Wagner  Pasquier\, great great grandson of Richard Wagner\, is a French/American Artist and Filmmaker\, son of Eva Wagner Pasquier.  He was born 1982 in Evanston\, IL\, USA and presently lives and works between New York and Paris. After growing up in a trilingual household first in London and then in Paris\, Antoine Wagner came to Chicago to study theater and political science. His current work in photography and film is most interested in capturing the intricacies of human behavior. His most recent cinematographic efforts have principally been music videos\, shorts and some video works. He is currently assisting on a feature film in New York. \nAntoine Wagner attended Northwestern University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Theater (2005) and also attended Northwestern University + Sciences Po \, Paris\, France receiving a Bachelor of Science in Political Sciences (2005). He continued his studies at New York University\, Tish School of the Arts – Film studies (2006). \n* Antoine Wagner has a new art exhibition opening in France on September 11th and it would be impossible for him to be with us on the 12th . . .  the JCC-SF graciously moved our event to September 19th. Thank you JCC-SF for being so cordial and flexible! \nLocation: JCC-SF 3200 California Street\, San Francisco\, CA (corner of California and Presidio) 2nd Floor Gallanter Hall \n  \n 
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/wagner-genius-in-exile-1935/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150911T013000
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SUMMARY:Francesca Zambello - WNO Ring Talk
DESCRIPTION:Space is limited\, admission is available by reservation only\n\n	 \n\n	The Washington National Opera is presenting for the first time 3 complete cycles of Der Ring des Nibelungen from April 30 to May 22\, 2016. This will be ​ the same widely praised production by Francesca Zambello which many Society members saw in San Francisco in 2011. The Washington National Opera has engaged an exciting cast\, many are San Francisco audience favorites. Washington National Opera Music Director Philippe Auguin will lead the WNO orchestra and a cast which includes: Alan Held\, David Cangelosi\, William Burden\, Gordon Hawkins\, Christopher Ventris\, Elizabeth Bishop\, Jamie Barton\, Eric Halfvarson and in the role of Brünnhilde Catherine Foster (Cycle 1 and 2) and Nina Stemme (Cycle 3).\n\n	 \n\n	On September 10th\, the Washington National Opera and the Wagner Society of Northern California will present a talk by WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello and you are invited to attend and hear about the first Ring Festival to be held in Washington D.C.  This talk will take place at 6:30 p.m. at Absinthe Restaurant 398 Hayes Street\, San Francisco\, CA\n\n	 \n\n	Space is limited\, admission is available by reservation only.\n\n	 \n\n	If you would like to attend and hear more about the Washington National Opera Ring please RSVP by e-mail to: Colin Brush at CMBrush@Kennedy-Center.org. Please include your full name\, phone number and e-mail address.\n\n	 \n\n	Cycle 1 April 30 – May 6\n\n	Cycle 2 May 10 – May 15\n\n	Cycle 3 May 17 – May 22\n\n	 \n\n	The Wagner Society of Northern California continues to offer group seating for Cycle #3 AND NOW Cycle #1 and Cycle #2 If you are interested in purchasing tickets\, contact Joan Lam\, the WSNC Group Ticket Coordinator atelbisivnime@gmail.com   Our tickets are allocated on priority basis\, before sales to the general public for best available seating.\n\n	 
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/francesca-zambello-wno-ring-talk-2267/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150711T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150711T080000
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SUMMARY:A Story Map of the Land of the Ring AND Wagner Societies Today
DESCRIPTION:JCC-SF 3200 California Street (intersection of California and Presidio – San Francisco\, CA) 2nd Floor Gallanter Hall \nThe originally scheduled program “Genius in Exile” with Antoine Pasquier Wagner is postponed. We are in the process of rescheduling this program. The Society is delighted that Marty Kirschen has agreed to move his Fall program in to fill the spot with his talk: “Story Map of the Land of the Ring” \nThere is a special addition to the program! \nBayreuth University student Elfi Vomberg will be giving a short presentation at the beginning of the meeting. Elfi Vomberg is traveling to several cities in Germany\, the U.S. and Japan\, collecting information for her dissertation on Wagner Societies – “Wagnervereine heute” (Wagner Societies Today). Vomberg will give a short talk and will schedule one-on-one interviews with a few members. There will also be an on-line questionaire which members can complete at their leisure. \n \nNext we will introduce our guest speaker\, Marty Kirschen will give a two-part talk which will take us on a journey along the many pathways of the Ring. Part 1 is a Quiz – The Ring of Fortune\, the audience will participate in a quiz covering categories such as Distances and Directions\, Birds and Beasts\, Nature\, Human Nature to name a few. The audience will also be invited to raise their own questions and everyone gets prizes. \nIn Part Two Kirschen invites everyone to join him on this epic journey of the Ring using maps he has designed. These maps were constructed using the opera stage directions\, the libretto and a topographical map of the Rhine River and environs. Kirschen lays out directions\, distances and destinations gleaned from these many resources. The audience will follow Wotan and Alberich and other main Ring characters as they make their fortunes and suffer their misfortunes. We will examine the journeys of the treasures\, weapons and other items. And we will see caves\, forests and mountains along the way. Included in this presentation will be excerpts from the Solti Ring and the illustrations of Arthur Rackham. \nOur speaker Martin Kirschen is a retired special education teacher\, writer\, speaker\, east/west wellness facilitator and the publisher of his own opera education items (www.nibelungenterprises.com). Kirschen comes from a military family and after spending his boyhood  years in Germany\, he has lived in New York and Los Angeles. Kirschen published his first Ring Family Tree in 1979 and his enterprise has grown to distribution of these works in German and French and he has created other items such as T-Shirts\, placemats and other Ring items. \nMartin Kirschen has made this presentation for the Wagner Society of Southern California and for the Wagner Society of New York.  \n \nThis event is free to Wagner Society of Northern California and $10 for non-members.
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/a-story-map-of-the-land-of-the-ring-and-wagner-societies-today-1877/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150613T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150613T080000
DTSTAMP:20261030T144916
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SUMMARY:Meistersinger Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Poet’s Task: “It sounded so old\, and yet was so new” (Es klang so alt\, und war so neu) \nIt is Wagner Society tradition to conduct a symposium in conjunction with Wagner opera performances in San Francisco. The symposium will discuss Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg. Registration begins 9:30 and Symposium convenes at 10:00. We will break at Noon for a catered box lunch (lunch is included in registration fee) \nThe speakers: \nEvan Baker\, Ph.D.\, author\,  Opera Historian “Production History of Richard Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg \nScott Foglesong\, pianist\, Professor: UC Berkeley\, San Francisco Conservatory of Music and UCSF Fromm Institute “Wagner’s Word Painting” \nDr. Arthur Colman\, M.D. UCSF Clinical Professor of Psychiatry “Wagner’s Master Class: The Psycho-analysis of Walther von Stolzing \nSimon Williams\, Ph.D. Progessor Department of Theater and Dance UC Santa Barbara “Die Meistersinger: Wagner’s Shakespearean Opera”.  \nRegistration: $65 for WSNC Members      $75 for Non-Members* \nNOTE: Non-Members who register for the Symposium qualify to have a $10 reduction in annual dues for 2016. Consider joining\, you most welcome! \nLOCATION: JCC-SF 3200 California Street\, San Francisco\, CA (corner of California and Presidio)  Main Floor Fisher Family Hall
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/meistersinger-symposium-2276/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150613T080000
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SUMMARY:"Like Stalactites in Humid Caves: the Genesis of Les Troyens"
DESCRIPTION:1:00 June 13\, 2015 \nJCCSF – 2nd Floor Gallanter Hall \n3200 California Street (intersection of California and Presidio) \nSan Francisco\, CA \nLes Troyens\, the tragédie lyrique that forms the crown jewel of Berlioz’s late career\, stands comfortably alongside Meyerbeer’s best\, Don Carlos\, and even its near-contemporary\, Tristan. This talk considers Berlioz’s lifelong obsession with the Aeneid\, the intimacy with Liszt and Princess Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein that fostered the decision to go to work\, the literary and visual sources\, and the opposing force of Zukunftsmusik / musique de l’avenir. The particular focus is on the great act IV\, culminating in the wonderful G-flat love duet of Dido and Aeneas\, where the panoply of references defines what we mean by cross-fertilization of the arts in Romantic music. \nThe Society is honored to welcome Professor D. Kern Holoman\, U. C. Davis Distinguished Professor of Music emeritus\, U.C. Davis Symphony Conductor emeritus. Professor Holoman received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and he is author of the first Catalogue of the Works of Hector Berlioz (Bärenreiter\, 1987)\, the style guide Writing About Music (University of California Press\, 1988; 2nd ed.\, 2008)\, Berlioz\, A Life and Works (Harvard University Press\, 1989)\, Masterworks\, a multi-media textbook package (Prentice Hall\, 1998\, and subsequent eds.)\, The Société des Concerts du Conservatoire\,1828–1967 (University of California Press\, 2004)\, Charles Munch (Oxford University Press\, 2012)\, and The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press\, 2012). Holoman is conductor emeritus of the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra. \nThis talk is free to members of the Wagner Society of Northern California. Admission fee is $10 for non-members. \nReading up for Les Troyens? Here are some of Professor Holoman’s writings: \nhttp://hector.ucdavis.edu \n 
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/like-stalactites-in-humid-caves-the-genesis-of-les-troyens-1872/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150609T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150609T080000
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SUMMARY:Recital at the German Residence
DESCRIPTION:The Wagner Society of Northern California is delighted to announce that we have been invited to present a recital and reception at the German Residence of Consul General Schlueter and his wife Ana Luisa de Carvalho-Schlueter. These special Wagner Society events are delightful\, however\, this year the recital will be especially exciting.\n\n	 \n\n	The Society has invited local composer Liam Wade to organize the recital for us and he has gathered a group of superb musicians to perform:\n\n	 \n\n	WORLD PREMIERE: “The Eve of Waterloo”\, composed by Liam Wade text by Lord Byron (tenor\, piano)\n\n	 \n\n	“Full Fathom Five” premiered in 2015 composed by Liam Wade text by Edna St. Vincent Millay (soprano\, cello\, piano)\n\n	 \n\n	“Allmacht ger vater\, blick herab: Rienzi’s Prayer”  from the opera Rienzi by Richard Wagner\n\n	 \n\n	“Wintersturme” from Die Walküre by Richard Wagner\n\n	 \n\n	The musical guests joining us will be Ann Moss\, soprano\, John Packard\, tenor\, Emil Miland\, cello and Marcus Pawlik\, piano. (pictured above from left to right)\n\n	 \n\n	There is a fee for this event. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. sharp\, NO early-birds\n\n	 \n\n	BY INVITATION ONLY: This event is limited to dues-paid members only. Non-members will be permitted only if space permits.\n\n	 \n\n	Invitations will be mailed very soon\, be certain to act quickly as the seating is quite limited and German Residence events fill up quickly.  \n  \n 
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/recital-at-the-german-residence-2002/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150530T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150530T040000
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SUMMARY:Washington National Opera - Ring 2016
DESCRIPTION:Our Group Ticket Organizer Joan Lam has worked tirelessly to put together a Group Ticket Offer to Cycle III of the Ring at the Washington National Opera in 2016. \nDates are: May 17\, May 18\, May 20 and May 22\, 2016 \nCast includes: \nWotan: Alan Held; Fricka: Jamie Barton; Fasolt: Julian Close ; Fafner: Soloman Howard; Siegmund: Christopher Ventris; Sieglinde: Meagan Miller; Brünnhilde: Nina Stemme; Alberich: Gordon Hawkins; Freia: Melody Moore; Mime: David Cangelosi\, Loge: William Burden; Hunding: Ramond Aceto; Gerhilde and Third Norn: WSNC Grant awardee Marcy Stonikas \nThis is the same production which was seen in San Francisco in 2011 by director Francesca Zambello\, with conductor Philippe Auguin\, Music Director and Principle Conductor of the Washington National Opera. \nWagner Society Members in good standing are permitted to purchase one complete Ring Cycle in this offer. The advantage in obtaining Group Seating is that the orders for Groups are processed just after Patron/Subscribers. The WSNC Group offer gets you seats before the Box Office opens for sales to the general public. \nClick above:  Washington National Opera – Ring 2016 \nThe second page contains the downloadable PDF Forms which will need to complete and mail to Joan.  \n 
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/washington-national-opera-ring-2016-2153/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150523T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150523T080000
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibition & Concert Celebration of Richard Wagner
DESCRIPTION:HAPPY 202ND BIRTHDAY RICHARD WAGNER! \nThe Society will be exhibiting 47 painting of the late WSNC member and artist Cal Pedranti. The Firehouse/Adeline is a huge space which in which we will be able to exhibit the works. There will be a silent auction of the paintings. \nIn addition\, we have arranged lively musical entertainment featuring the Awesome Orchestra who will play music of Hector Berlioz\, Richard Wagner and film score composer Howard Shore . The Awesome Orchestra is the brainchild of conductor David Moeschler and the group is a community based group of professional musicians\, skilled non-professionals and students. \n\n	The Program:\n\n	Wagner: Lohengrin – Prelude to Act III \n\n	Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique – Movement IV – “March to the Scaffold”\n\n	Shore\, Howard – The Fellowship of the Ring – Orchestral Suite (arranged by John Whitney).\n\n	 \n\n	Along with Moeschler we will also have a special guest conductor: D. Kern Holoman\, Music Director Emeritus of the University of California Davis Symphony Orchestra and noted musicologist and Berlioz scholar.\n\n	 \n\n	www.awesomeorchestra.org\nFood and assorted beverages will be available for purchase. We have engaged the services of Little Red Riding Truck German Food. This popular “off the grid” food truck serves authentic Bavarian Food. The truck will serve from Noon until 3:00. \nwww.littleredridingtrucksf.com \nThis ideal location is accessable by transit – it is right across the street from the Ashby BART Station – we encourage you to take transit.  There is ample parking at BART behind the Ed Roberts Campus or on the street around the venue. \nSaturday May 23 from Noon until 4:00. \nThe image is “Siegfried-Funeral Procession” Cal Pedranti (a work from 1985-1988) \nThe event is FREE and you are encouraged to invite friends. Attire: Casual or Trachten: dirndl or lederhosen
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/art-exhibition-concert-celebration-of-richard-wagner-1938/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150425T043000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150425T043000
DTSTAMP:20261030T144916
CREATED:20150120T161700Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar: The Music of Wagner's Ring and the Life Cycle of an Audience
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION IS CLOSED  \nThe Wagner Society is pleased to welcome Professor Heath Lees.  University professor\, broadcaster\, writer\, and musicologist\, Heath Lees is much sought-after for his lecturing skills\, especially on anything to do with Wagner. \nTwenty years ago Professor Lees and his wife founded the Wagner Society of New Zealand and from there\, Heath has now built an international reputation as a dynamic communicator on the subject of music in general and Wagner in particular. In the last two years\, Heath has presented his multi-media talks in France\, Portugal\, Australia and New Zealand. His most recent book is Mallarmé and Wagner: Music and Poetic Language. Professor Lees has also released a 4 DVD set of lectures on Wagner’s Ring. \n\n	The Music of The Ring and the Life-Cycle of an Audience\n\n	 \n\n	Thanks largely to the impact of the Chéreau Bayreuth Ring in 1978\, audiences have come to accept Wagner’s Ring not so much as a single\, unified tale in four parts\, but more as a stage-by-stage progression through four generational ‘bands’ of the 19th century:  \n\n	 \n\n\n		 Das Rheingold — the early decades of the century\,\n\n		 Die Walküre — from the 1830s\, \n\n		 Siegfried as a reflection of the 1860s\, and \n\n		 Götterdämmerung reaching up to the threshold of the 20th century.  \n\n\n	 \n\n	In this presentation\, Heath Lees takes the same kind of growth-progression\, but applies it to the experience of the audience.  To start with\, he says\, Wagner’s musical language is utterly simple and striking\, just like the baby language of Weia Weia Wagalaweia that opens Das Rheingold\, and signifies human growth after birth.  In Die Walküre the audience shares the adolescent passion of Sieglinde and Siegmund\, and through the tragic story of Wotan\, begins to experience on a deeper level the more complex musico-dramatic language (‘endless melody’) that Wagner is using. Siegfried casts the audience into the role of reluctant parents\, while Götterdämmerung treats them as grandparents\, older\, sadder and wiser\, ready to hand over the running of the world to a younger generation in the hope that something better might be made of it.\n\n	 \n\n	Using piano illustrations and filmed excerpts\, Heath selects his way through the scores of all four operas\, illustrating how Wagner’s music moves from being utterly simple (135 bars of just one chord at the start)\, to a continuous process of ever-increasing complexity and multi-layered effects.  \n\n	 \n\n	By the time audiences arrive at the end of Götterdämmerung they have lived through and gathered up what amounts to a lifetime of musical events —  a lifetime that allows them to look back over their complete musical panorama\, and fortifies them for the task of handing over to the next generation\, before passing on. \nWe will enjoy these 4 talks “symposium style” with a box lunch break midway\, box lunch is included in your reservation fee. Registration fee is $55 for members of the Wagner Society of Northern California. Non-member registration fee is $65. \n  \n 
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/seminar-the-music-of-wagners-ring-and-the-life-cycle-of-an-audience-1870/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150321T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150321T080000
DTSTAMP:20261030T144916
CREATED:20141103T020600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T113651Z
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SUMMARY:Wagner and Bernstein: Parallels and Contrasts
DESCRIPTION:Once asked how he could love Wagner\, Leonard Bernstein replied\, “I hate Wagner. On my knees!” Wagner and Bernstein shared extraordinary numbers of common characteristics. Both were flamboyant\, controversial\, and changed the face of music in their time and beyond. Both men were hugely successful as musicians and writers\, with egos to match\, and needed endless adoration from people. And both were geniuses in their own right. This presentation explores the parallels and contrasts in Wagner and Bernstein’s life paths and how\, ultimately\, their life works intersected. \nThe Wagner Society of Northern California is thrilled to welcome back speaker\, author and lecturer Erica Miner. Former Metropolitan Opera violinist Erica Miner studied with Boston Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Joseph Silverstein at Boston University\, New England Conservatory and Tanglewood Music Center\, where she also worked with Leonard Bernstein. Now an award-winning author\, screenwriter\, lecturer and arts writer for musical websites such as usBachtrack.com\, Broadway World\, and Opera Pulse\, Erica has presented lectures for numerous groups on the west coast\, including the three Wagner Societies in California\, and will present for the Boston Wagner Society in 2015. Her recent thriller novel MURDER IN THE PIT authentically reflects her experiences in the Met Orchestra. http://www.ericaminer.com \nMembers are free of charge\, Guests welcome for a donation of $10
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/wagner-and-bernstein-parallels-and-contrasts-1767/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150217T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150217T090000
DTSTAMP:20261030T144916
CREATED:20150120T170000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T113734Z
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SUMMARY:Call Me Debbie
DESCRIPTION:Wagner Society Members may wish to attend this program which is presented by the JCC-SF Arts and Ideas Lecture Series. \nDeborah Voigt has had an illustrious career singing on the stages of the great opera houses of the world. Well known as an exponent of both Wagner and Strauss\, Voigt’s repetory covers Strauss’ Ariadne to Puccini’s Minnie (Fanciulla del West). Debbie will talk about her life as an artist in her inimitable style. Those who purchase tickets will receive a copy of her newly-released autobiography “Call Me Debbie”. \nIt has been announced that Ms. Voigt will treat the audience to a few songs as well. \nhttps://www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas/lectures/arts-entertainment/deborah-vo… \nPrices: Single tickets (one book)  Standard – $45  Premium $55                                \n             Couple tickets (one book for the couple)  Standard – $70  Premium – $85 \nReservations can be made through the JCC-SF Website. Members of the Society will receive a discount if they use the code VOIGT25 during the check-out process.
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/call-me-debbie-1875/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150207T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150207T090000
DTSTAMP:20261030T144916
CREATED:20141103T021900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T113744Z
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SUMMARY:Thomas Edison's Wagner Recordings
DESCRIPTION:Believe it or not\, many of the first of Thomas Edison’s two minute cylinder recordings were of opera singers. Many of the first issues were oriented toward recording Wagner\, in spite of the duration restrictions of the cylinders. It seems that Edison had hopes of exploiting an untapped commercial market in America. Wagnerian opera was immensely popular at the Metropolitan Opera during the early 20th century and was also gaining wider exposure due to their national tours. Tours featured productions of Parsifal\, Tannhäuser and the Ring. \nOur guest speaker is Jeffrey McMillan who has been researching the Edison cylinders supported by a grant from the Association of Recorded Sound Collections. This research has so far led to several significant discoveries including the exact dates and locations of the Edison recordings. McMillan will present his findings and discuss how the National Phonograph Company’s cylinders compliment the overall history of Wagner singing in America before the Great War. Edison focused on tenors as has McMillan’s research. We will hear about the American careers of Heinrich Knote\, Andreas Dippel and the most peculiar caree of them all\, Alois Burgstaller. A product of Bayreuth training and the advocacy of cosima Wagner\, Burgstaller sang exclusively Wagnerian roles throughout his career. \nJeffrey McMillan holds a graduate degree in Jazz History and Research and served as an archivist of the Metropolitan Opera for 10 years. Now based in the Bay Area\, McMillan continues his work as a consultant to the Met\, as a freelance writer and as Managing Editor of the peer reviewed Journal of Jazz Studies. He currently serves as the Executive Administrator for American Bach Soloists. \nMembers – Free of Charge \nGuests are welcome for a $10 donation
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/thomas-edisons-wagner-recordings-1769/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150110T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150110T090000
DTSTAMP:20261030T144916
CREATED:20141030T205800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T113854Z
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SUMMARY:Jess Thomas "A Dream Forged Into Reality"
DESCRIPTION:The Wagner Society is delighted to welcome Victor Thomas and Jess Thomas\, Jr.\, sons of the unforgettable tenor Jess Thomas. \nThe Thomas brothers will present a multi-media presentation for the Society\, a program which will include: \n\n\n		The documentary film A Dream Forged into Reality\n\n		Jess Thomas’ own home movies from Bayreuth with narration\n\n		Excerpts of a radio interview with Jess Thomas\n\n		Audio clips of Thomas singing his most famous Wagnerian roles\n\n		Costumes and other memorabilia from Jess Thomas’ illustrious career\n\nYou won’t want to miss this presentation. \nThis program is free to members of the Wagner Society of Northern California\, guests are welcome for a $10 entry fee \n 
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/jess-thomas-a-dream-forged-into-reality-1765/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141214T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141214T090000
DTSTAMP:20261030T144916
CREATED:20141112T220900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T115617Z
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SUMMARY:Cosima Birthday Banquet
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION IS CLOSED \nIF YOU FORGOT\, PLEASE PHONE UTA WAGNER (650)697-3004 AND SHE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SQUEEZE YOU IN \n  \n 
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/cosima-birthday-banquet-1771/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141116T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141116T090000
DTSTAMP:20261030T144916
CREATED:20140628T154000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T115643Z
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SUMMARY:*Special Concert*
DESCRIPTION:The Wagner Society welcomes Steinway Artist and piano virtuoso Stephan Möller. Stephan Möller is also professor of piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna\, President of the Vienna International Piano Institute and also serves on the juries of many piano competitions world-wide which is what brings him to California (see additional information on Stephan Möller below). The program will be devoted to Richard Wagner with several of Wagner’s rare piano works as well as piano transcriptions of Wagner’s works. Those of us who heard Möller perform last year at the Wagner-Liszt Festival will not soon forget his riveting performance.\n\n	 \n\n	Tickets are $25 per person. This event is open to the public and we welcome our members to invite friends for this unique concert.\n\n	 \n\n	Stephan Möller first gained prominence as a prizewinner at the 1985 International Beethoven Competition in Vienna. Since then his busy concert schedule has taken him to Japan\, China\, North and South America as well as all over Europe. Performing all the standard repertory\, Stephan Möller has concentrated especially on the interpretation of the Viennese classics\, in particular Beethoven’s thirty-two sonatas\, as well as on Franz Liszt’s paraphrases of Wagner opera scenes and transcriptions of Beethoven symphonies. Among his CD recordings\, there are such rarities as Beethoven’s “Grosse Fuge” and the complete piano works of Wagner. Born in Hamburg\, Germany\, Stephan Möller studied piano and conducting at the Mozarteum in Salzburg\, Austria. From 1983 to 1989 he assisted Herbert von Karajan and other world-renowned conductors at the Salzburg Festival. In 1990 he took up an appointment at the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna. He is president of the Vienna International Pianists Association and their festival\, the “VIP Academy.”\n\n	 \n\n\n		There will be light refreshments served after the concert.\n\n		 \n\n\n	The Program (subject to change at the descretion of the artist) :\n\nFantasy RWV 22 (1831) \nSonata für Mathilde RWV 85 (1853) \nAlbumblatt “Ankfunft bei den schwarzen Schwönen” RWV 95 (1861) \nWalhall (arr. Franz Liszt  S 449449) \nIntermission \nTristan Vorspeil (arr. Möller) and Liebestod (S 477 arr. Liszt) \nSonata in A Major (Grosse Sonata) RWV 26 (1832) \nCLICK THE LINK TO PURCHASE ONLINE ON OUR SECURE SERVER or TO ORDER BY MAIL – USE THE PDF FORM BELOW \nFor further information please phone: (415) 421-4412 and leave a message
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/special-concert-1587/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141108T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141108T090000
DTSTAMP:20261030T144916
CREATED:20140305T210800Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Evan Baker - The "Rube Goldberg" Effect in Wagner Productions
DESCRIPTION:A Rube Goldberg Machine is an over-engineered contraption designed to perform a simple task in a complicated way.  Wagner’s operas are never easy to produce\, and the implementation of special effects – the sinking of the Holländer’s ship\, swimming Rheindaughters\, and the Verwandlung (change of scenery) in Parsifal are prime examples.  Nonetheless\, stage designers\, theater technicians\, and stagehands are an exceedingly clever group of people.  Their solutions to these effects may seem complicated and “Rube Goldbergese\,” but in actuality\, the execution was quite simple.  A look “behind the scenes” in the creation of these effects with audio\, animation\, and digital examples will be offered\, along with a recreation of the original Verwandlung from the forest to the Temple of the Grail in Parsifal. \nBaker recently published From the Score to the Stage on University of Chicago Press. Baker’s book received the Prose Award for the Best Book on Music and the Performing Arts from the Association of American Publishers. \nPhillip Gossett also gave high praise to Dr. Baker’s book in a recent review in The New York Review of Books. \nhttp://www.nybooks.com/blogs/gallery/2014/mar/12/opera-other-side/ \nA review from Academia.edu:  \nhttp://www.academia.edu/5164657/From_the_Score_to_the_Stage_An_Illustra… \nhttp://ampersand.gseis.ucla.edu/evan-baker-is-alum-and-opera-scholar-sh… \nProgram begins at 1:00 p.m.     Free to members\, non-members $10 \n  \nJCC-SF \n3200 California Street (at Presidio) \nSan Francisco\, CA 94118
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/dr-evan-baker-the-rube-goldberg-effect-in-wagner-productions-1446/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141025T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141025T080000
DTSTAMP:20261030T144916
CREATED:20140305T205400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T120106Z
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SUMMARY:Professor Marjorie Wade - The Genealogy of Parsifal
DESCRIPTION:In a recent e-mail exchange with Professor Wade regarding the Covent Garden HD’s of Parsifal\, the family tree of Parsifal came up. It seems Professor Wade had just finished teaching courses on medieval studies and Parsifal at California State University Sacramento. \n\n	Like much of Richard Wagner’s work\, his final opera\, Parsifal\, was inspired by his interest in German medieval literature. The earliest complete Grail romance in European literature is Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzival\, which appeared during the first quarter of the 13th century. The 84 surviving manuscripts of the 25\,000 line romance attest to the immense popularity of Wolfram’s work\, relating the adventures of the knight from Arthur’s court in his quest for the Grail. The epic scale of Wolfram’s Parzival made it however unsuitable for opera. \n\n	 \n\n	In Parsifal Wagner has condensed the story\, simplified the action\, reduced the number of characters\, and eliminating entirely the hero’s family history and his genealogy. The medieval audience\, however\, would have been familiar with the essential facts about Parzival’s heritage from Wolfram’s Books (chapters) I and II: a prehistory naming his ancestors\, the romance of the hero’s parents\, the adventures of Gahmuret as knight errant\, his two marriages and the complex family genealogy which links the Arthurian and the Grail circles. A familiarity with the genealogy of Parzival and the complex family relationships binding him to both the Arthurian circle and the family of the Grail king deepens our appreciation of both the epic and the opera.\n\n	 \n\n	A look at Parzival’s family tree confirms not only his place in the Grail dynasty\, but that of his eldest son and successor\, Lohengrin. Like in any genealogical quest\, we may discover open questions that we can continue to pursue.\n\n	 \n\n	We are very excited to welcome Marjorie Wade to our lecture series. Dr. Wade is a Professor of German in the Foreign Language Department at CSUS. She also teaches courses on German Civilization\,Culture\, Folklore and Legends.\n  \nProgram begins at 1:00 p.m.     Free to members\, non-members $10 \nJCC-SF \n3200 California Street (at Presidio) \nSan Francisco\, CA 94118
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/professor-marjorie-wade-the-genealogy-of-parsifal-1442/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140913T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140913T080000
DTSTAMP:20261030T144916
CREATED:20140305T204200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T115925Z
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SUMMARY:Desiree Mays - "Wagner's Women: Real and Imagined"
DESCRIPTION:Desiree Mays returns to San Francisco and the Wagner Society of Northern California with an interesing talk entitled “Wagner’s Women: Real and Imagined” \n\n	At one point the three most important women in Wagner’s life came together under one roof: Minna\, his wife; Mathilde\, his current beloved; and Cosima\, married to another man at the time. Simultaneously\, he was bringing to life Brünnhilde and her sisters and the doomed Isolde. Desirée will attempt to unravel this and other similar situations with direct quotes\, images and\, of course\, Wagner’s music.\n  \nProgram begins at 1:00 p.m.     Free to members\, non-members $10 \nJCC-SF \n3200 California Street (at Presidio) \nSan Francisco\, CA 94118
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/desiree-mays-wagners-women-real-and-imagined-1441/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140726T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140726T080000
DTSTAMP:20261030T144916
CREATED:20140305T204000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T115852Z
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SUMMARY:The Agony and the Ecstasy - Tannhäuser's Journey to Albania
DESCRIPTION:Tenor Roy Stevens and Stage Director Daniel Helfgott worked long and hard to bring the first-ever performance of Wagner’s Tannhäuser to the stage in Tirane\, Albania. There were times when they feared the project might not come to fruition.  \nBut it did! Stevens and Helfgott will share their story and also present video of the production.  Their work was supported through the William O. Cord Memorial Grant Fund. \nProgram begins at 1:00 p.m.     Free to members\, non-members $10 \nJCC-SF \n3200 California Street (at Presidio) \nSan Francisco\, CA 94118
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy-tannhausers-journey-to-albania-1440/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140723T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140723T080000
DTSTAMP:20261030T144916
CREATED:20140705T232600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T130116Z
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SUMMARY:WSNC - Not just horned helmets and flying horses
DESCRIPTION:Wagner Society of Northern California President\, Terri Stuart\, was invited to give a presentation for the Rossmoor Opera/Ballet Club. \nIn her talk\, Terri Stuart will discuss the history of Wagner Societies\, beginning with the establishment of the first Wagner Society in Germany in 1865\, the mission of the Wagner Societies and the relevance of the Wagner Societies today. Ms. Stuart will also discuss the history of the Wagner Society of Northern California\, its origins and how the local Wagner Society of Northern California continues to uphold the long-standing tradition of music education\, support of the Bayreuth Festival and encouragement of the next generation of Wagnerian artists. \nTerri Stuart has been a member of the Wagner Society of Northern California since 1999 and has held various positions on the Board of Directors over the years: Director of Programs\, Treasurer\, Vice-President and President. Ms. Stuart has also served on the board of Festival Opera and the San Francisco Opera Guild – East Bay Chapter. \nThe Rossmoor Opera/Ballet Club members free of charge\, $5 entry fee for non-members. \nRossmoor is a gated community\, please use the Guest Entry Lane to Rossmoor. When you stop at the security booth\, please tell the security agent that you are going to the: \nRossmoor Opera/Ballet Event in the Gateway Clubhouse           \nThis is very important and will avoid confusion and speed your access to the event \nLight refreshments follow the lecture. There is also a drawing for door prizes. \n 
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/wsnc-not-just-horned-helmets-and-flying-horses-1593/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140628T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140628T080000
DTSTAMP:20261030T144916
CREATED:20140305T203500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T130103Z
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SUMMARY:Dan Sherman - The Legacy of Wagner on Record
DESCRIPTION:“The Legacy of Wagner on Record”  The music of Richard Wagner has figured prominently in the music recording industry\, offering many challenges to recording companies and to listeners. Dr. Sherman will talk about recordings of Wagner’s music from cylinders to the cloud.  He will play examples of some of his favorite recordings in an entertaining multimedia presentation that includes some rare “Wagner Oldies” showcasing great performances form the past. \nA long-time member of the WSNC Dan Sherman has presented several programs for the Society and we are delighted to welcome him back. \nProgram begins at 1:00 p.m.     Free to members\, non-members $10 \nJCC-SF \n3200 California Street (at Presidio) \nSan Francisco\, CA 94118 \n 
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/dan-sherman-the-legacy-of-wagner-on-record-1439/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140527T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140527T080000
DTSTAMP:20261030T144916
CREATED:20140312T185000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T130019Z
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SUMMARY:Richard Wagner Birthday Celebration
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE! \nThe Society has been invited to celebrate Richard Wagner’s Birthday at the beautiful German Residence of Consul General and Mrs. Peter Rothen. \nOur special musical guest for this event is mezzo soprano Kindra Scharich who will perform the “Wesendonck Lieder” for our members and guests. \nIt has been TWELVE YEARS since the Society has presented an event with the Wesendonck Lieder. In thinking back it was an event at the Century Club with the great mezzo Janis Martin. \nMore details will be coming\, a beautiful formal invitation is being readied. The Social Committee is busy organizing what will be an elegant and unforgettable event. \nThere is a reservation fee for this event and proceeds benefit the William O. Cord Memorial Grant Fund.
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/richard-wagner-birthday-celebration-1460/
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SUMMARY:WSNC Film Screening - Wagner's Jews
DESCRIPTION:Can Art Transcend Hatred and Bigotry? \nThe German opera composer Richard Wagner was notoriously anti-Semitic\, and his writings on the Jews were later embraced by Hitler and the Nazis. But there is another\, lesser-known side to this story. \nFor years\, many of Wagner’s closest associates were Jews— young musicians who became personally devoted to him\, and provided crucial help to his work and career. They included the teenaged piano prodigy Carl Tausig; Hermann Levi\, a rabbi’s son who conducted the premiere of Wagner’s Parsifal; Angelo Neumann\, who produced Wagner’s works throughout Europe; and Joseph Rubinstein\, a pianist who lived with the Wagner family for years and committed suicide when Wagner died. Even as Wagner called for the elimination of the Jews from German life\, many of his most active supporters were Jewish— as Wagner himself noted with surprise. \nWho were they? What brought them to Wagner\, and what brought him to them? These questions are at the heart of Hilan Warshaw’s documentary WAGNER’S JEWS\, the first film to focus on Wagner’s complex personal relationships with Jews. Filmed on location in Germany\, Switzerland\, and Italy\, WAGNER’S JEWS tells these remarkable stories through archival sources\, visual re-enactments\, interviews\, and performances of original musical works by Wagner’s Jewish colleagues— the first such performances on film.  \nFollowing the film screening\, The Wagner Society has invited guests for a panel discussion and then the floor will be opened for questions. Our panel will be comprised of: Hilan Washaw\, the writer\, producer and film maker of Wagner’s Jews\, Jonathan Khuner\, Assistant Conductor\, San Francisco Opera and Dr. Steven Goldberg\, M.D. a local psychiatrist and presenter for “Opera on the Couch”\, post-opera discussions coordinated with the San Francisco Opera and the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. \nFree to members; non-members $10 \nHILAN WARSHAW is a filmmaker\, writer\, and educator based in New York City. Through his production company\, Overtone Films LLC\, he produces and directs independent projects as well as videos for organizations including Carnegie Hall\, the League of American Orchestras\, and the Dicapo Opera Theatre. He recently produced\, directed\, wrote\, and edited Wagner’s Jews\, Overtone Films’ new television documentary for WDR and ARTE. \nIn addition to his producing/directing work\, his writing credits include the PBS documentary A Workshop for Peace; his video editing credits include PBS films such as Shadows in Paradise: Hitler’s Exiles in Hollywood (PBS/ARTE)\, In the Key of G\, and the miniseries Great Conversations in Music. \nHilan Warshaw has a B.F.A. with honors (Film & TV) and M.F.A. (Musical Theatre Writing) from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. An experienced violinist and conductor\, he studied orchestral conducting at Mannes College of Music and the Aspen Music School. \nFor more information visit    www.overtonefilms.org \nProgram begins at 1:00 p.m.     Free to members\, non-members $10 \nJCC-SF \n3200 California Street (at Presidio) \nSan Francisco\, CA 94118
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/wsnc-film-screening-wagners-jews-1413/
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SUMMARY:Film Screening - East Bay International Jewish Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Can’t make it to the WSNC Meeting on April 5th? Here is an earlier opportunity to see Hilan Warshaw’s film Wagner’s Jews. The documentary is being screened during the 19th Annual East Bay International Jewish Film Festival. It will be screened at the Pleasant Hill Century 16 Theater. \nWagner’s Jews  10:30 a.m.USA/Germany\, 2013\, 55 minutes\, English/German/Hebrew/subtitlesBay Area Premiere! Although German composer Richard Wagner’s anti-Semitic writings were embraced by the Nazis\, he maintained close relationships with his Jewish colleagues and assistants\, including piano prodigy Carl Tausig\, conductor Hermann Levi\, producer Angelo Neumann and pianist Joseph Rubinstein (who lived with Wagner’s family for many years). This provocative documentary also examines the continuing debate over performing Wagner in Israel. \nCentury 16 | $8\n	Guest Speaker: Ken Blady
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/film-screening-east-bay-international-jewish-film-festival-1414/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140308T090000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Stephen Hinton - Der fliegende Holländer
DESCRIPTION:Wagner himself wrote of Holländer “From here begins my career as a poet\, and my farewell to the mere concoter of opera texts”. Stanford Music Professor Dr. Hinton spoke on Holländer in preview lectures for the San Francisco Opera Guild in October 2013. However\, Dr. Hinton’s talk was only able to skim the surface of this music drama which changed opera forever. Dr. Hinton will expand further on aspects of Holländer’s unique musical language and ground breaking structure. \nProgram begins at 1:00 p.m.     Free to members\, non-members $10 \nJCC-SF \n3200 California Street (at Presidio) \nSan Francisco\, CA 94118
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/dr-stephen-hinton-der-fliegende-hollander-1344/
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