Upcoming Events of the 2011 / 2012 Season
1.) Monday, January 30
8.00 p.m.
Wotan and Mime in San Francisco. An evening with Mark Delavan and David Cangelosi
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2.) Wednesday, February 22
8.00 p.m.
Jim Warrington: What is Wagner doing on YouTube?
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3.) Monday, March 19
8.00 p.m.
The Cello and Wagner: Brian Epperson, principal cellist of the COC orchestra
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3.) Monday, April 16
8.00 p.m.
A CD evening of remastered recordings from the 30's and 50's with Melchior, Flagstad, Traubel, etc, on Immortal Performances' Dream Ring
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3.) Monday, May 14
7.00 p.m.
AGM followed by an evening with Alan Held
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All Meetings Take Place at:
THE ARTS AND
LETTERS CLUB,
14 ELM STREET, TORONTO (Yonge/Dundas)
Non-Members are Always Welcome! |
Past Events:
2010 / 2011 Season of Events
Monday, September 20,
8.00 p.m.
Joel Katz, Royal Conservatory
of Music
On the Training and
Coaching of Opera Singers
Monday, October 4,
8.00 p.m.
Sandra Radvanovsky, soprano
Currently performing the title role in the COC's Aida
Wednesday, October 13,
8.00 p.m.
Tim Albery and Michael
Levine:
On the directing and designing
of their new Tannhäuser at the
Royal Opera
Monday, November 1,
8.00 p.m.
Video Presentation: the
Valencia Ring
2009 / 2010 Season of Events
Monday, April 26, 2010,
8.00 p.m.
Johannes Debus, the COC`s new music director
Monday, May 3, 2010,
8.00 p.m.
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave.
7 pm -- Annual General Meeting (members only)
8 pm -- Toronto Wagner Society Scholarship Winner (everybody welcome)
Christopher Enns, tenor
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
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
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.
Non-members are always welcome!
