Contact Tom Arthur at 202.944.3686 (press)
Aurelius Fernandez at
301.907.2600
WASHINGTON, D. C., OCTOBER 2, 2002.
---- The Wagner Society
announces another event in its Year of
Die Walküre series, a musically illustrated slide lecture by Washington's
beloved opera lecturer
Die Walküre On The Mind Of Mann:
Funger Hall 108, at the George
Washington University, 2201 G Street, Northwest
In a program free to Wagner Society members and the public, the noted
musicologist, conductor, teacher, and producer of opera Saul Lilienstein will discuss Die
Walküre, the second opera of Wagner's monumental tetraology, Der Ring des Nibelungen, and its
influence on the work of novelist Thomas Mann.
Lilienstein is a former student of Leonard Bernstein. He
first came to the attention of Maryland audiences as conductor of the Handel
Choir of Baltimore in the 1960s. Later
he turned to opera and produced and conducted more than fifty works as artistic
director of the
Harford Opera Theater and of Operetta Renaissance. As a professor of music, he has lectured at
the Smithsonian Institution, the Johns Hopkins School of Continuing Studies,
Morgan State University, Essex Community College, and the Maryland
Institute. He is a frequent guest
lecturer in the Opera Insight Series of
the Washington Opera. In recent
years, he has developed sets of CDs with musically illustrated commentary and
analysis of twenty-three different operas.
These may be bought through the Washington Opera.
Attending
a Lilienstein lecture is like attending a performance mixing improvisation with
scholarship, thereby taking a fresh and novel look at each opera.
The Wagner Society of Washington, D.C. is a private non-profit
organization created for the study and enjoyment of Richard Wagner's art. Its season is continuing with monthly
programs. Most events are free to
members and the public. The Wagner
Society welcomes new members and contributions at any time. Membership forms are available at
www.wagner-dc.org or by calling the Society at 301.907.2600.
The
Wagner Society of Washington, D.C.
P.O.
Box 33051 ■
Washington, D.C. 20033
Telephone 301.907.2600 ■ Facsimile 301.907.8671
www.wagner-dc.org