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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:20261031T163838
CREATED:20140305T203500Z
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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:20261031T163838
CREATED:20140312T185000Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140405T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140405T080000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20140131T210700Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140313T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140313T080000
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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
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140308T090000
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CREATED:20131117T224300Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140222T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140222T090000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20131117T223900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131117T223900Z
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SUMMARY:Technical Challenges of Wagner's Operas
DESCRIPTION:Wagner’s Ring poses theatrical challenges that boggle the mind. Wagner wanted flying horses\, swimming mermaids\, disappearing people\, dragons\, blazing flames\, anvil splitting and strategic sword extractions. Over the years Wagnerian audiences have come to expect ‘what Wagner wanted” and are never shy in expressing their opinions about Ring productions. \nRobert Schaub is no stranger to these challenges and he worked behind the scenes not only on the Seattle Ring\, but with many other productions presented by the Seattle Opera. \nSchaub will examine a number of iconic moments in various Ring productions from the 1970’s forward and he will demonstrate how directors have dealt with these challenges using the technology of their time. \nRobert Schaub has been the director of Seattle Opera’s technical and facilities department for more than 20 years. He played a key role in the development and realization of designs for McCaw Hall. Schaub is the recipient of a 2001 Eddy (Entertainment Design) award for his work on Seattle Opera’s Der Ring des Niebelungen. He made his Seattle Opera design debut in May 2013\, partnering with Robert Dahlstrom on the set design for Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. In season 2013-2014 he is on the technical teams for Tales of Hoffman\, Rigoletto\, The Counsul\, and The Daughter of the Regiment. \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/technical-challenges-of-wagners-operas-1343/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140119T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140119T090000
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CREATED:20140105T183800Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED ROH-Parsifal in HD - Sacto
DESCRIPTION:Posted January 14\, 2014 \nWe are extremely sorry to announce that theTower Theater has cancelled the 2nd showing of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden production of Parsifal in HD. The booking policies of individual theaters are beyond the control of the WSNC. \nScreenvision Distribution is screening the Royal Opera House Covent Garden production of Parsifal in HD. The Sacramento screenings will be at the Tower Theater.
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/cancelled-roh-parsifal-in-hd-sacto-1404/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140118T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140118T090000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20131117T200000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131117T200000Z
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SUMMARY:Nikolas Lehnhoff - Documentary Film Tribute
DESCRIPTION:Director Nikolas Lehnhoff is an Honorary Member of the Wagner Society of Northern California. Over the course of many years\, award-winning documentarian Reiner E. Moritz has created documentaries about Lehnhoff’s productions of Wagner operas. \nThe Wagner Society will screen two of these fascinating film examinations of the creative process and Lehnhoff’s insights into his productions. \nFilm #1 “Tannhäuser\, The Revolutionary” goes behind the scenes to chronicle Lehnhoff’s Baden Baden production of Tannhäuser. As described by Frankfurter Allegmeine Zeitung\, “Lehnhoff’s calm\, linear theatrical production underpins the music.” \nThe documentary includes interviews with Lehnhoff\, conductor Philippe Jordan and cast members Robert Gambill\, Camilla Nylund\, Waltraud Meier and Tom Fox. \nThis screening is licensed by Arte Haus Musik \nFilm #2 “Never Shalt Thou Ask of Me” examines the breathtaking 2006 Baden Baden Lohengrin. This documentary takes a look behind the scenes of a production described as “Powerfully acted\, almost like a Strindberg play”. There are interviews with Lehnhoff\, set designer Stefan Braunfels\, costume designer Bettina Walter\, conductor Kent Nagano and cast members Solveig Kringleborn\, Tom Fox and Roman Trekel. \nScreening is presented with permission of the film maker Reiner E. Moritz \nYou can learn more about Reiner E. Moritz and his award winning documentaries at his website: \nhttp://www.poorhouseintl.co.uk/profile.php
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/nikolas-lehnhoff-documentary-film-tribute-1342/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140117T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140117T090000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20131204T012700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T130923Z
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SUMMARY:FILM - Ludwig II
DESCRIPTION:The 18th Annual Berlin and Beyond Film Festival will screen the lavish new film Ludwig II at the historic Castro Theater. Ticket pricing and sales information is forthcoming. \nProduced in Germany and Austria in 2012 with the runtime of 130 minutes. In German*. Directed and written by Marie Noëlle and Peter Sehr. Photographed by Christian Berger. Starring Sabin Tambrea\, with Sebastian Schipper\, Hannah Herzsprung\, Edgar Selge\, Friedrich Mücke\, Justus von Dohnányi\, Samuel Finzi\, Tom Schilling and Paula Beer \n*It is not known\, but it is presumed that there are English Subtitles for this film \nThis event is sponsored by the Goethe Institut San Francisco
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/film-ludwig-ii-1365/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140112T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140112T060000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20140105T182300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140105T182300Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED-Covent Garden Parsifal in HD - SF
DESCRIPTION:Wagadmin phoned the Clay Theater and was informed that the performance on January 12th was cancelled. \nSorry for the inconvenience which is beyond the control of the Wagner Society of Northern California
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/cancelled-covent-garden-parsifal-in-hd-sf-1402/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140111T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140111T100000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20140105T183500Z
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SUMMARY:ROH-Covent Garden Parsifal in HD - Sacto
DESCRIPTION:Screenvision Distribution is screening the Royal Opera House Covent Garden production of Parsifal in HD. The screenings for Sacramento are being held at the Tower Theater. \nThe cast: Simon O’Neill\, Angela Denoke\, René Pape\, Gerald Finley and Willard White and Antonio Pappano conducts. \nRunning time is 345 minutes \nPhone the Tower Theater for more information: (800) 326-3264 \n  \n 
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/roh-covent-garden-parsifal-in-hd-sacto-1403/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140110T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140110T010000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
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SUMMARY:ROH-Covent Garden Parsifal in HD - SF
DESCRIPTION:Screenvision Distribution is featuring a screening of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden production of Parsifal. In San Francisco the screening takes place at the Clay Theater\, in San Francisco. \nCast includes Simon O’Neill\, Angela Denoke\, René Pape\, Gerald Finley and Willard White; Antonio Pappano conducts. \nRunning time 345 minutes \nFor more information contact the Clay Theater: (415) 561-9921
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/roh-covent-garden-parsifal-in-hd-sf-1401/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131212T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131212T030000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20131206T214800Z
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SUMMARY:Book Reading - The Goethe Institut San Francisco
DESCRIPTION:“Tristan’s Shadow – Sexuality and the Total Work of Art After Wagner” \nStanford Assistant Professor of German Studies Dr. Adrian Daub will be reading excerpts from his forthcoming book next week.  The reading and a reception will be held Wednesday December 11th at the Goethe Institut at 7:00 p.m. \nThe book entitled “Tristan’s Shadow – Sexuality and the Total Work of Art After Wagner”  deals with eroticism in German opera after Wagner. Daub traces the dual influence of “Gesamtkunstwerk” and eroticism from their classic expressions in “Tristan und Isolde” into the work of the generation of composers that followed. The book will be released soon on University of Chicago Press. \nSuggested donation to the Goethe Institut is $5
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/book-reading-the-goethe-institut-san-francisco-1369/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131208T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131208T090000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
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SUMMARY:2013 Cosima Wagner Birthday Celebration
DESCRIPTION:THE COSIMA WAGNER BIRTHDAY PARTY CONCLUDES OUR 2013 JUBILEE YEAR \nTO ORDER ON-LINE OR DOWNLOAD FORM\, PROCEED THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE \nEVENT: \nThis year we have a very special program featuring Wagner orchestral excerpts\, arranged for piano four-hands. Our special guests are Dr. Alan Rea and WSNC member Sylvia Park O’Neill. Here is the program for the musical portion of the celebration \n·         Tannhäuser: Pilgrim-Chor  (Pilgrim’s Chorus) – arr. von Bülow \n·         Tannhäuser: O du mein holder Abendstern (Song to the Evening Star) – arr. Liszt \n·         Der Fliegende Holländer: Spinnerlied (Spinning Song) – arr. Köhler \n·         Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod (Love-death) – arr. Liszt \n·         Die Walküre: Der Ritt der Walküren (Ride of the Valkyries) – arr. Brassin \nMENU: \nThis will be a fabulous banquet with the famous Wagner Society sparkling wine welcome apertif to set a festive mood. \nAll meals begin with a salad of baby spinach with candied walnuts\, sliced pears\, goat cheese\, dressed with a sherry vinaigrette. \nEntrée selections (denote your choice when you check out and pay): \na) Seared Filet of Sea Bass with Bay Shrimp and Herb Butter Sauce\, Saffron Orzo Pasta and Asparagus \nb) Coriander and Pepper Crusted Top Sirloin with Roquefort Butter\, Duchess Potatoes and Julienne Vegetables \nc) Vegetarian: Roasted Portabella Mushroom Stuffed with Provencal Vegetables and Orzo Pasta \nDessert concludes the meal – it is a luscious Raspberry Almond Cheesecake served with Coffee or Tea \nAs is customary\, complimentary red and white wine are served at the table. \nPROCEDURE TO ORDER: Please select the number of reservations and then click “ADD TO CART”. A new screen will appear showing how many reservations you have made. If your order is correct\, click the icon on the right to “CHECK OUT”.  You will move to the “CHECK OUT” screen. Please enter all of the applicable information\, including your e-mail address. \nFinally at the bottom of the page\, in the space denoted “ORDER COMMENTS” please enter the names of each person in your party and their entrée selection. “PREVIEW ORDER” to check accuracy and then submit your order. You will receive an order acknowledgement by e-mail. No tickets are issued\, your name will be held at the door. \nThank you! This information will permit the committee to make a name badge and place card for each attendee. The place card will assist the wait staff in correctly serving your chosen entrée.
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/2013-cosima-wagner-birthday-celebration-1210/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131116T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131116T090000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
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SUMMARY:Holländer Postlude - Expanded Program
DESCRIPTION:Following the final performance of San Francisco Opera’s Der fliegende Holländer\, the Wagner Society will have a special program to discuss and expand on Wagner’s early opera Der fliegende Holländer. The Society has invited two noted speakers for this special expanded program. \nThe Society welcomes back Scott Fogelsong.  Dr. Fogelsong teaches music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music\, University of California Berkeley and the Fromm Institute. In addition to his teaching\, Fogelsong also gives pre-performance talks for the San Francisco Symphony and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. \nThe Society welcomes a new speaker\, Desiree Mays. Desiree Mays\, is known to many opera goers who have heard her lectures at the Santa Fe Opera as well as some who have participated in opera travel with Act 1 Performing Arts Tours. \nWe will update the site with the lecture titles when this information is available.
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/hollander-postlude-expanded-program-1225/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131116T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131116T040000
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SUMMARY:Der fliegende Holländer at San Francisco Opera
DESCRIPTION:Once again the San Francisco Opera has generously offered to Wagner Society Members a special opportunity for discounted tickets to a Wagner Opera presentation. \nThe San Francisco Opera will offer WSNC members on-line sales for the final performance of Der fliegende Holländer at a generous 30% discount. The sale of these specially priced tickets is offered on-line only. \nThis production\, new to the San Francisco Opera\, will feature WSNC favorite – Greer Grimsley as the Dutchman and the cast also includes Petra Maria Schnitzer\, Kristinn Sigmundsson and Ian Storey; Patrick Summers will conduct. \nThe ticket purchase information\, detailed instructions and the discount code will be mailed directly to members as soon as the information is available. \nAnd don’t forget – there will be a special Der fliegende Holländer postlude meeting the following afternoon\, Saturday November 16th
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/der-fliegende-hollander-at-san-francisco-opera-1249/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131112T033000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131112T033000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20131003T164200Z
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SUMMARY:Greer Grimsley - Master Class
DESCRIPTION:Bass Baritone Greer Grimsley\, in town for Der fliegende Hollander at the San Francisco Opera\, takes time from his busy schedule to offer a Master Class at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The Master Class will be held in the Main Concert Hall \nAdmission is FREE but pre-registration is required.  You can telephone the Conservatory to reserve:  (415) 503-6275
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/greer-grimsley-master-class-1316/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131106T020000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131106T020000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20130921T164800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T131032Z
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SUMMARY:EVENT - Greer Grimsley - Reception at the German Residence
DESCRIPTION:The Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany and The Wagner Society of Northern California are hosting a reception honoring the great Wagnerian bass-baritone – Greer Grimsley. We begin greeting guests at 6:00 sharp (we cannot admit attendees prior to 6:00 p.m.). Festive hors d’oeuvre and beverages will be served. \nThis event is for members only\,  non-members will be permitted if space allows. Events at the German Residence are very special\, and seating is limited so please reserve early.  \nThe Wagner Society is also delighted to announce that Greer Grimsley will be awarded an Honorary Membership in the Society at this event. The event will feature a short recital by William O. Cord Memorial Grant Recipient Diana Sintich accompanied by 2009 Merola Program alumnus Carl Pantle. \nInvitations were mailed to all members\, for further information you may contact Uta Wagner at (650 697-3004 or e-mail Uta at Uwagner@pacbell.net. \nReservations $100 per person\, proceeds benefit the William O. Cord Memorial Grant Fund. \nParking on Jackson is very scarce. We strongly encourage attendees to take public transit MUNI #49 or #47 and walk 2 blocks to the German Residence or park elsewhere and take a cab up to the German Residence.
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/event-greer-grimsley-reception-at-the-german-residence-1308/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131019T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131019T080000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20130605T212100Z
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SUMMARY:Wagner's Ring as Eco-Parable
DESCRIPTION:The Wagner Society is always excited to welcome Dr. Thomas Grey to our lecture schedule. In his talk Professor Grey will discuss recent productions of Wagner’s Ring\, wherein global ecology provides the framework for the production. From Wotan ripping a limb from the World Ash to create his spear\, to the overflowing of the banks of the Rhine in the climactic ending of Götterdämmerung\, the abuse of the natural world is often a focal point in modern Ring productions. Dr. Grey will cover many Ring productions including the recent San Francisco Ring realized for the stage by Francesca Zambello. \nPlease join us for a stimulating talk and post-lecture discussion.
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/wagners-ring-as-eco-parable-1224/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130907T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130907T080000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20130318T165500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T132627Z
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SUMMARY:Berghaus\, Kupfer\, Friedrich & Chereau and their historical importance
DESCRIPTION:The Wagner Society is always delighted to welcome Simon Williams for a program. This time Professor Williams will help us gain perspective on Wagner’s Ring as realized by some of the great directors of our time. Williams will examine the ground breaking productions of Harry Kupfer\, Ruth Berghaus\, Goetz Friedrich and Patrice Chereau. More details about the talk will be posted soon but mark your calendar now. \nImage of the Ruth Berghaus Das Rheingold \n 
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/berghaus-kupfer-friedrich-chereau-and-their-historical-importance-1167/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130629T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130629T080000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20130128T171500Z
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SUMMARY:The Wagner Complex
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Tom Artin\, Author The Wagner Complex \nThe meaning of The Ring presented something of a riddle to Wagner himself.  The frame of reference through which I propose to unravel its secrets is the 19th century European Zeitgeist that engendered the evolving discovery of the unconscious\, and formed the psychological and social matrix in which Wagner’s as well as Freud’s work is rooted.  The Freudian concepts of the Oedipus complex and the Family Romance\, together with his structural metapsychology shed particular light on the drama of The Ring.  Though it seems a commonplace that Wagner’s operas offer fertile ground for psychoanalytic interpretation\, remarkably little along these lines has actually been done.  The Wagner Complex aspires to fill this conspicuous void in the vast literature on Wagner and his works.  \nOur speaker Tom Artin received his Bachelors Degree in English and PhD with a concentration in English\, French and German medieval literature\, both from Princeton University.  Dr. Artin has taught at Drexel University\, The Hun School\, Swarthmore College\, University of Massachusetts-Lowell and Rockland Community College. Artin has authored four books: The Allegory of Adventure (Bucknell)\, Earthtalk\, Independent Voices and the Environment (Grossman Publishers)\, Arthurian Literature and Christianity (Garland Press) and The Wagner Complex: Genesis and Meaning of The Ring (Free Scholar Press) and has translated a number of books from German and Danish into English. \nHere is a link to the website for Tom Artin’s Book \nwww.wagnercomplex.com
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/the-wagner-complex-1123/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130601T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130601T040000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20130108T234100Z
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SUMMARY:American Liszt Society/Wagner Society - Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:Saturday June 1\, 2013  \nFull Festival Pass $125 per person (does not include Saturday Box Lunch or Saturday Banquet).  \nSaturday June 1\, 2013 One-Day pass is available for $50 per person \n 9:00 – 9:45 a.m.Registration – San Francisco Conservatory of Music \n  \n9:45                 Lecture Verdi and Wagner: Transcriptions in Historic Recordings \n                        Donald Manildi \n  \n11:00               Lecture and Recital \n                        Verdi Transcriptions by Hermann Cohen: \n                        Fantasies on Nabucco and I Lombardi \n                        Justin Kolb \n  \n12:00               Lecture and Recital \n                        Felix Weingartner: a Sesquicentennial Salute \n                        From Emil von Sauer \n                        Richard Zimdars \n                        Songs by Felix Weingartner \n                        Gregory Broughton and Richard Zimdars \n  \n1:15                 Box Lunch at the Conservatory (not included in Festival Pass) – there is a separate fee for the Box \n                        Lunch $15 per person – pay when pre-registering for the Festival \n  \n2:30                 Recital – Late Liszt Songs and Works Inspired by Wagner \n                        Elizabeth and Benjamin Arnold \n  \n3:30                 Recital – Wagner Transcriptions \n                        Chevillard: Ride of the Valkyries (arr. For 8 hands) \n                        Mark Alexander\, Michael Boyd\, Nathaneal Leonard\, Daivd Utterback \n                        Tausig: Liebenszene und Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde \n                        Michael Boyd \n                        Tausig: Winterstürme from Die Walküre \n                        Dan Glover \n                        Brassin: Magic Fire Music from Die Walküre \n                        Dan Glover \n                        Jordan: Immolation scene from Götterdämmerung \n                        Jeremy Jordan \n  \n4:30                 Recital – Winners of the 2012 Los Angeles International Liszt \n                        Competition \n  \n7:30                 ALS Festival Banquet – Hotel Whitcomb \n                        There is a fee of $60 for the banquet (it is not included in the festival pass) \n                        Please pay when you pre-register for the Festival – walk-ins will \n                        Not be accepted) \n  \nSee William Wellborn’s description of the scheduled events below in the .doc file link below \nWe will have registration forms available soon. \nhttp://americanlisztsociety.net/2013Conference.php \n 
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/american-liszt-society-wagner-society-music-festival-1104/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130601T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130601T040000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20130108T233900Z
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SUMMARY:American Liszt Society/Wagner Society - Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:May 31\, 2013 \nFull Festival pass is $125 per person (does not include Saturday Box Lunch or Saturday banquet) \nFriday May 31\, One-Day pass available for $50 per person \n  \n9:00 – 9:45      Registration – San Francisco Conservatory of Music \n  \n9:45 a.m.         Lecture – Wagner and Mathilde Wesendonk \n                        Hans Rudolf Vaget \n  \n11:00               Rectial – Wagner Wesendonk Sonata and Wesendonk Lieder \n                        Stephan Möller\, Kevin McMillan\, Gabriel Dobner \n  \n12:00               Recital – Wagner Works for Piano \n                        Stephan Möller \n  \n1:00                 Lunch – at leisure (not included in the festival pass) \n  \n2:30                 Recital – Verdi: Songs \n                        Denise Ritter Bernadini\, Michael Boyd \n  \n                        Verdi: String Quartet in E Minor \n                        Ives Quartet \n  \n3:45                 Recital  Verdi-Martinucci: Fantasia su Un Ballo in Maschera\, Op.8 \n                        Jay and Sandra Mauchley \n                        Verdi-Liszt: Paraphrases and Transcriptions \n                        Rigoletto – Quartet \n                        Hanson Tam \n                        Requiem – Agnus Dei \n                        Gila Goldstein \n                        I Lombardi – Salve Maria (2nd version S. 431) \n                        Alexandre Dossin \n                        Don Carlo – Chorus and Funeral March \n                        Yun Ha Hwang \n                        Aida – Sacred Dance and Final Duet \n                        Gila Goldstein \n                        Simon Boccanegra – Reminisences \n                        Jay Hershberger \n                        Il Trovatore – Miserere \n                        Alexander Djordjevic \n  \n5:15                 Dinner – at leisure (not included in the festival pass) \n  \n8:00                 Concert – OLD FIRST CHURCH 1781 Sacramento Street) \n                        Antonio Pompa-Baldi \n                        Works of Lyapunov\, Chopin\, Liszt and Piana \n  \nLocations: San Francisco Conservatory of Music 50 Oak Street\, San Francisco\, CA 94102 \nOld First Church 1751 Sacramento Street\, San Francisco\, CA 94109 \nfor more information: http://americanlisztsociety.net/
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/american-liszt-society-wagner-society-music-festival-1103/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130530T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130530T040000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
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SUMMARY:American Liszt Society/Wagner Society - Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:Opening of the Festival \nFull Festival Pass is $125.00 per person (does not include Saturday Box Lunch or Saturday evening banquet) \nThursday May 30\, 2013 (one-day pass is available for $50.00 per person) \n  \nSan Francisco Conservatory of Music \n9:00 – 9:30      Registration \n9:30 – 9:45      Introduction and Opening Remarks \n9:45 a.m.         Recital: In the Shadow of Liszt – Music of Charles-Valentin Alkan \n11:15               Lecture: The premiere of Lohengrin under Liszt in Weimar \n                         August 28\, 1850 – Speaker: Geraldine Keeling \n12:00               Recital: N. Lincoln Hanks: Monstre sacré – the life of the self-indulgent \n                         Artist \n                        Paul Barnes \n  \n12:45               Lunch – at leisure (not included in the festival pass) \n  \n2:30 p.m.        Lecture Liszt and the Keyboard \n                        Alan Walker \n3:45                 Recital – Liszt Songs \n                        Kevin McMillan\, Gabriel Dobner \n4:30                 Recital – Music of Liszt \n                        Beethoven-Liszt: An die ferne Gelibte– Tien Hsieh \n                        Weinen\, Klagen\, Sorgen\, Sagen – Judith Neslény \n                        Two Transcendental Etudes – Robert Schwartz \n                        Polonaise in E Major – Corey McVickar \n  \n5:30                 Dinner – at leisure (not included in the festival pass) \n  \n8:00                 Gala Concert Wagner-Liszt: Paraphrases and Transcriptions \n                        Tannhäuser – Entrance of the guests (arr for 8 hands by Hermann) \n                        Jay and Sandra Mauchley\, Connie Chen\, William Wellborn \n                        Tannhäuser – Evening Star \n                        Gila Goldstein \n                        Der fliegende Holländer– Spinning Chorus \n                        Yun Ha Hwang \n                        Der Fliegende Holländer – Senta’s Ballad \n                        William Wellborn \n                        Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg – Am Stillen Herd \n                        Gregory Allen \n                        Parsifal – March to the Grail \n                        John Hord \n                        Tristan und Isolde – Liebestod \n                        Eugene Alcalay \n                        Rienzi – Fantasy \n                        Ksenia Nosikova \n                        Lohengrin – Elsa’s Bridal Procession & Lohengrin’s Admonition \n                        Mark Alexander \n                       Lohengrin – Festival and Bridal Song \n                        Tien Hsieh \n                        Das Rheingold – Walhall \n                        Stephan Möller \n                        Tannhäuser – Overture \n                        Matti Raekllio \n  \n10:15               Champagne Reception \n                         Sponsored by the Wagner Society of Northern California \n  \n for more information visit:  http://americanlisztsociety.net/2013Conference.php
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/american-liszt-society-wagner-society-music-festival-1102/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130406T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130406T080000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20130108T232900Z
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SUMMARY:Professor Mary Ann Smart; UC Berkeley School of Music
DESCRIPTION:Post-human Wagner: Staging the music dramas in the digital age\n	George Bernard Shaw’s The Perfect Wagnerite  (1898) begins by inviting the reader to imagine himself as a Rhinemaiden: “Let me assume for a moment that you are a young and good-looking woman.  Try to imagine yourself in that character in the Klondyke five years ago.  The place is teeming with gold.”  Here and elsewhere\, Shaw figures the events and characters of Der Ring des Nibelungen as normal\, familiar from the streets of London. Chéreau’s centennial production at Bayreuth (1976) famously brought Shaw’s ideology onto the stage; but the political allegory and realism derived from Shaw have become almost an orthodoxy\, defining a default style of Ring productions.  With the translation of digital technologies onto the opera stage\, however\, a style of Wagnerian production has emerged that might be dubbed “post-human.”  This presentation will explore the technological\, aesthetic\, and psychological implications of this production style\, while also asking what Wagner’s operas have come to mean in our present moment. \nMary Ann Smart is Gladyce Arata Terrill Professor of Music at the University of California\, Berkeley.  Her book\, Mimomania: Music and Gesture in Nineteenth-Century Opera (U of California Press\, 2004)\, looked at the ways music gives signals for stage movement and acting style in repertory stretching from the first French grand operas of the 1830s to Verdi’s Aida and Wagner’s Ring.  She is editor of the critical edition of Donizetti’s last opera\, Dom Sébastien\, and of the articles on Bellini and Donizetti for the revised Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Smart has published articles on the lives and public images of nineteenth-century female singers\, on the ways madness is depicted in opera\, on the ways musical performance intersected with polite conversation and political maneuvering in Parisian social life\, and on the role of Verdi’s operas played in promoting the Unification of Italy.  In 2007 Smart was awarded the Dent Medal by the Royal Musical Association and the International Musicological Society.  Her book Waiting for Verdi: Opera and Political Opinion in Italy\, 1815-1848 will be published next year by the University of California Press\, and she has begun work on a new book that will study approaches to staging opera in Europe and North America since 1960.
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/professor-mary-ann-smart-uc-berkeley-school-of-music-1101/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130309T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130309T090000
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SUMMARY:Beethoven\, Rossini and Wagner
DESCRIPTION:Professor Nicholas Mathew\, Department of Music\, University of California\, Berkeley \n\n	One of the tall tales of the meeting between Beethoven and Rossini (in Vienna in 1822) was supposedly recounted by the rotund Italian maestro himself to Richard Wagner late in the nineteenth century. Starting from this overlapping series of “composer encounters\,” this lecture will explore what the symbolic opposition between Beethoven and Rossini – a perceived aesthetic antagonism that became ever more fraught as the decades wore on – might teach us about Wagner’s position in the history of nineteenth-century music. \n\n	Professor Mathew is an Assistant Professor of Musicology whose research interests include\, Enlightenment and Romantic music\, Beethoven\, Haydn\, Vienna\, music and politics\, aesthetics\, cultural studies\, pianos and performance
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/beethoven-rossini-and-wagner-1019/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130303T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130303T123000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20121127T191700Z
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SUMMARY:Post-Parsifal Grail Party
DESCRIPTION:Updated February 5\, 2013 \nParty details\, sign-up and directions are now available \nMany Wagner Society Members will be attending HD broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Parsifal on March 2nd 2013. After such a mind-blowing\, powerful experience\, we thought that perhaps some of our members would like to gather and share their thoughts and make a special event out of this unique opportunity. \nWSNC member Anne Symanovich has arranged access to the large community room at her residence.  Anne’s condominium is near Lake Merrit in Oakland\, a site which is a short walk from BART. The HD should conclude at about 3:00 p.m. and we will schedule the event so that people who wish to attend are able to make their way over to Oakland. Some may wish to considering attending an HD in one of the many East Bay theaters which offer Met HD showings – nearer to the party. \nWe will have a pot luck party and all members are invited to join in\, sharing and pondering the larger questions posed by Parsifal. There will be a small fee of $5 to attend\, which will be used to buy supplies\, wine\, beer and other beverages. \nSee the File Attachment below for the details\, directions and sign-up information. We hope to see you there! You are able to print out the attached document file.
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/post-parsifal-grail-party-1042/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130302T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130302T090000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20130108T232400Z
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SUMMARY:Metropolitan Opera - Parsifal in HD
DESCRIPTION:Check your local theater for tickets!
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/metropolitan-opera-parsifal-in-hd-1100/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130301T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130301T030000
DTSTAMP:20261031T163838
CREATED:20130206T193100Z
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SUMMARY:WAGNER'S 1ST ALBANIAN BIRTHDAY CONCERT! A Free Concert
DESCRIPTION:Roy Stevens\, Tenor; Annalisa Winberg\, soprano; Carolina Stevens\, soprano; Richard Goodman\, baritone all accompanied by Jonathan Khuner. \nThis free concert will feature music from Tannhäuser\, Die Walküre and an aria from Verdi’s Falstaff and as a special surprise Roy Stevens will sing an aria from Jakova’s opera Skanderbeg sung in Albanian. \nRoy Stevens and Jonathan Khuner are embarking on a project to bring Wagner’s Tannhäuser to Tirana\, Albania – this would be the first time any of Wagner’s operas will be performed in Albania. This concert is free of charge and Roy and Jonathan will talk about their project. Those who are inclined to do so can make a free-will contribution to a fund to help them reach their goal. \nRoy Stevens\, Annalisa Winberg and Jonathan Khuner are all grant recipients of  the Wagner Society of Northern California William O. Cord Memorial Grant Fund. \nAbout the National Theater of Albania (TKOB)\n	2013 is the 200th anniversary of Wagner’s birth and the 60th anniversary of the National Theater of Albania\, where for the first decades of the theater’s existence\, most foreign culture and music was forbidden.  In the years since the Hoxha Regime fell\, the General Director of TKOB\, Maestro Zhani Ciko\, has diligently introduced most of the world’s great composers to Albania\, but has left Wagner to the last\, due to the extra resources and skills required to mount Wagner’s great operas.  The TKOB has adequate internal funding and resources for the basic production needs; costumes\, sets\, normal chorus and orchestra\, Albanian soloists.  However\, the hard currency for outside experts and their travel/lodging is very difficult to come by\, in addition to the extra funds needed for hiring extra chorus & instrumentalists and a special commemorative program book for the audience. \n-Free-will contributions are tax deductible\n	-The fund will be used to help the National Opera of Albania (TKOB) with the extra costs of mounting the first-ever Wagner opera in the history of the country.  These extra costs include: extra chorus\, extra instrumentalists\, commemorative program for the audience\, travel and lodging costs for the artists who are helping to mount\, direct\, conduct and star in the opera\, as well as training the Albanian artists\, orchestra and chorus to enable future Wagner productions. \nPiedmont Piano has relocated to a spacious new location in Oakland’s trendy Uptown District at 18th and San Pablo Avenue. Piedmont Piano is just around the corner from Oakland’s famed Fox Theater and 2 blocks from the 19th Street BART Station. There is ample street parking and also a large adjacent parking lot which charges a small fee. \nPiedmont Piano has a fantastic high-ceiling salon with a raised stage for the piano\, ideal for intimate music programs. The Callahan Family has a noted music program at Piedmont Piano. They host over 100 concerts per year at their store\, primarily jazz music but they are moving into the classical music genre. Piedmont Piano has a showroom filled with beautiful Yamaha\, Steinway\, Fazoli\, Mason & Hamlin and Bluthner pianos. \nhttp://www.piedmontpiano.com/ \nThe photo is of Roy Stevens performing in the Albanian opera Skanderbeg.
URL:https://wagnersf.org/events/wagners-1st-albanian-birthday-concert-a-free-concert-1136/
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