9th Evelyn Lear and Thomas Stewart

Emerging Singers Concert and Reception

Friday, October 8, 2004 @ 7:30 PM

Embassy of the Republic of Germany

4645 Reservoir Road NW, Washington DC 20007

The concert will consist of scenes from five of the Wagner operas performed by five emerging Wagner singers selected and coached by Evelyn Lear and Thomas Stewart in the program named in their honor and which has been coordinated by John Edward Niles, member of the Board of Directors of the Wagner Society. The well-known Washington teacher and performer Betty Bullock will accompany on the piano.

Tenor Brian Carter will sing Winterstürme and Siegmund heiss ich and Siegmund bin ich from the first act of Die Walküre.

Mezzo-soprano Roxanne Rowedder, will perform Waltruaute’s Narrative from Götterdammerüng.

Baritone Matt Lepold will join Smith, Switzer, and Carter for the song contest scene from Tannhaüser.

Baritone Jason Switzer will sing Wotan’s Abendlich strahit der Sonne Auge from Das Rheingold.

Evelyn Lear and Thomas Stewart

Tenor David Smith will perform Nur eine Waffe taugt, the final solo from Parisifal.

Evelyn Lear and Thomas Stewart and the Wagner Society of Washington DC established The Emerging Singers Program in the year 2000. The purpose of this Partnership Program is to help American singers with the potential for careers singing the works of Richard Wagner.

The Emerging Singers Program is focused on artists who have already demonstrated both the talent, and perhaps more importantly, the commitment over time to careers in opera. Also, the Program is not focused on singers who are already being hired by major opera houses on a regular basis, but on singers who, with the Program’s help, can achieve that level of success.

The Wagner Society of Washington, D.C.

P.O. Box 33051 ■ Washington, D.C. 20033 ■ Telephone 301.907.2600 ■ Facsimile 301.907.8671