The 11th
Evelyn Lear and Thomas Stewart Emerging Singers Concert
Friday, October 14, 2005, at
the German Embassy
under the honorary patronage of
His Excellency, Wolfgang Ischinger, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of
Germany. The concert will begin at 7:30
P.M. in the auditorium of the Embassy of Germany,
The concert will consist of selections from two of Richard Wagner’s works, Tannhäuser and Götterdämmerung. The solos and scenes will be performed by four American singers with the potential for careers singing Wagner’s music. The singers will have been selected and coached by the world-famous opera stars and teachers Evelyn Lear and Thomas Stewart, together with John Edward Niles, a member of the Board of Directors of the Wagner Society and Director of the Opera Theater of Northern Virginia.
Featured in the concert will be soprano Rebecca Teems, returning mezzo-soprano Roxanne Rowedder, tenor Christopher
Owens, and another singer to be selected through auditions held in August
in Washington. The noted
The Emerging Singers Program is a partnership of the Wagner Society with Evelyn Lear and Thomas Stewart. Its concerts are intended to provide performing experience to aspiring Wagner singers and offer the public an opportunity to enjoy Wagner’s music. While this is not a contest, participating singers may receive further support from the Wagner Society of Washington, D.C. to help advance their careers.
Evelyn Lear and
Thomas Stewart are two of the greatest singers of
our times. Their distinguished opera
careers took them to the world’s most important opera houses and
festivals. Both won prestigious awards
for their singing and recordings, including a number
of Grammy awards. They are now in demand
for master classes and coaching and are devoted to helping develop American
singers. In this way, they pass on to
the next generation of singers the high artistic standards they have
established in their own brilliant singing careers. A number of participants in the Emerging
Singers Program have moved on to promising engagements, both in the
Admission to
the concert and reception is $25 for Wagner Society members and $35 for
others. Society memberships and
reservations for the concert and reception are available on the Society’s web
page or by calling the Society.
The Wagner Society of
www.wagner-dc.org