Wagner Society of Washington, D.C. Announces

Die Walküre Lecture by Phillip W. Raines

Thursday, December 12, 2002, 7:30 P.M.

Funger Hall 108, George Washington University

WASHINGTON, D.C., NOVEMBER 5, 2002 ———— The Wagner Society of Washington, D.C. will continue its Year of Die Walküre events with a presentation by opera reviewer, teacher, and member of the Wagner Society Board of Directors, Phillip W. Raines, titled A Productional Ride Through Die Walküre.

This event will be free to Wagner Society members and the public and will be at 7:30 P.M. on December 12^th 2002, at the George Washington University, Funger Hall 108, 2201 G Street, N.W., near the Foggy Bottom/G.W.U. Metro stop.

Mr. Raines, a Washington favorite, will offer a learned and entertaining video-illustrated lecture in which he will contrast some of the difficult moments that challenge stage directors of Wagner’s very popular opera,

Die Walküre. The lecture will be generously illustrated with video and recorded musical examples.

Phillip W. Raines was born and raised in Germany and was privately trained there in music, conducting, and stage production before coming to the United States. He is a speech and language pathologist and childrens’ drama director for the Montgomery County Public Schools. He has extensive experience in performing arts and is a serious and committed Wagnerian who grew up attending the Richard Wagner Festival at Bayreuth and the Munich productions of Wagner’s works. He has attended most major Wagner events in the United States since 1989. This background has contributed to his love and knowledge of Wagner’s music. It has also given him an extensive knowledge of Wagnerian performing practices and performance history.

Last year, Mr. Raines was also one of the distinguished panelists in an all-day Smithsonian Institution seminar on The Nibelungenlied: Majestic Saga of the Germanic People, a collaboration between the Smithsonian and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The Wagner Society of Washington D.C. is a private, non-profit organization for the study and enjoyment of Wagner’s art. Its 2002-2003 series of events is continuing with monthly programs through June. Most programs are free and open to the public. Membership forms are available at www.wagner-dc.org.

The Wagner Society of Washington, D.C. h P.O. Box 33051 h Washington, D.C. 20033

Tel 301.907.2600 h Fax 301.907.8671

www.wagner-dc.org