2009 / 2010 Season of Events

Monday, January 18, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
John Terauds, Toronto Star music critic

Monday, February 8, 2010, 8.00 p.m.
Clifton Forbis (to be confirmed) or selection of DVDs

Monday, March 15, 2010, 8.00 p.m.
Inside the Wagner Orchestra with members of the COC orchestra

Monday, April 26, 2010, 8.00 p.m.
Johannes Debus, the COC`s new music director

Monday, May 17, 2010, 8.00 p.m. (location to be confirmed)
Chris Enns, baritone
Toronto Wagner Society Scholarship winner

Past Events:

Monday, September 21, 8:00 p.m.
Robert Lepage: Wayne Gooding will host a Q and A

Monday, October 19, 8.00 p.m.
HITLER AT BAYREUTH, a video presentation;
Frances Henry will provide some commentary

Monday, November 16, 8.00 p.m.
Arthur Wenk; musicologist and distinguished Debussy scholar will discuss French influences on Wagner

Location for all meetings (unless specified otherwise):

Arts & Letters Club
14 Elm Street (Dundas & Yonge subway)
Toronto, Ontario

 

2008/2009 Season of Events

Monday, 29 September 2008
8:00 p.m.
Tim Albery and Michael Levine, who will talk about their work on Dutchman and War and Peace.

Monday, 27 October 2008
8:00 p.m.
A conversation with Canadian baritone Russell Braun

Monday, 17 November 2008
8:00 p.m.
The COC's new General Director, Alexander Neef, will be talking about the company and his plans for the future.

Monday, 19 January 2009
8:00 p.m.
Stuart Hamilton on coaching Wagner roles;
Arts and Letters Club

Monday, 9 February 2009
8:00 p.m.
Richard Paul Fink on singing Wagner;
Arts and Letters Club

Monday, 16 March 2009
8:00 p.m.
Bring Your Own Wagner Recordings/Videos;
Arts and Letters Club

Monday, 6 April 2009
8;00 p.m.
Wayne Gooding
Opera Canada at 50: celebrating Canada’s grand Wagnerian tradition from Vickers to Heppner;
Arts and Letters Club,
14 Elm Street

Monday, 11 May 2009
7:00 p.m.
Annual General Meeting
8:p.m.
Scholarship Recital
Note the change of venue:
Heliconian Hall,
35 Hazelton Ave.

 

2007/2008 Season of Events

Wednesday, January 23, 2008, 8 p.m.
Members Favourite
Wagnerian Selections.

Monday, February 18, 2008, 8 p.m.
Interview with Joni Henson.

Monday, March 17, 2008, 8 p.m.
Joseph So
The Old and the New; A video documentary of Bayreuth and selections from Aix en Provence production of Die Walküre.

Thursday, April 10, 2008,

7:00 pm. -- Annual General Meeting
Non-election year

8:00 pm -- Scholarship Recital: Soprano Allison Arends

This year's winner of the Toronto Wagner
Society scholarship is soprano Allison Arends.
She shared the principal role in Ariodante,
the Handel opera recently produced by the
University of Toronto Opera Division.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All meetings will take place at the Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm Street.