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Sat, Oct 26The Kennedy CenterOct 26, 2024, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PMThe Kennedy Center, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566, USA
Tue, Dec 10Arts Club of WashingtonDec 10, 2024, 7:30 PMArts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USADec 10, 2024, 7:30 PMArts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USAWhat was Wagner thinking? Using Freud’s principle of applied psychoanalysis, Dr. Frank will discuss unconscious psychological forces that may have driven Wagner’s musical and narrative choices. Via Zoom and in person- registration links coming soon!
Sat, May 03Wortham Theater Center - Brown TheaterMay 03, 2025, 9:00 AM – May 04, 2025, 6:00 PMWortham Theater Center - Brown Theater, 501 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX
Coming in November! Date and time is TBDOnline via ZoomComing in November! Date and time is TBDOnline via ZoomComing in November! Date and time is TBDOnline via ZoomComing in November! Wagner began stretching the tonal boundaries of music in Tristan und Isolde, and moved further towards harmonic ambiguity in the prelude to Act 3 of Parsifal. Schoenberg learned these lessons before creating atonal music; Berg followed, composing in his own unique voice.
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Past Events
Fri, May 31Cacapon Resort State ParkMay 31, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT – Jun 02, 2024, 2:00 PM EDTCacapon Resort State Park, 818 Cacapon Lodge Dr, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411, USAMay 31, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT – Jun 02, 2024, 2:00 PM EDTCacapon Resort State Park, 818 Cacapon Lodge Dr, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411, USABy popular demand, we will revisit Wagner's romantic masterpiece: Tristan und Isolde. What better way to spend a weekend than by fully immersing yourself in the music and drama of the opera that Wagner described as "the most audacious and original work of my life."
Sun, May 12Arts Club of WashingtonMay 12, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PMArts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Thu, Apr 18First Congregational United ChurchApr 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMFirst Congregational United Church , 945 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USAApr 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMFirst Congregational United Church , 945 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USAPlease join us for an evening of Italian and Wagnerian arias sung by two of our exciting American Wagner Project singers - Charlotte Kelso and James Chamberlain! On-site parking available for $10.
Thu, Mar 07Online via ZoomMar 07, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMOnline via Zoom
Sat, Mar 02The Music Center at StrathmoreMar 02, 2024, 8:00 PM – 8:05 PMThe Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda, MD 20852, USAMar 02, 2024, 8:00 PM – 8:05 PMThe Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda, MD 20852, USAThe BSO is sure to thrill with their performance of Schubert Symphony No. 8 and excerpts from Götterdämmerung! James Conlon will conduct, and the celebrated Christine Goerke will sing the Immolation Scene. This is not to be missed!
Sat, Mar 02Kennedy CenterMar 02, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PMKennedy Center, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566, USAMar 02, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PMKennedy Center, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566, USAVORSPIEL - an introduction to ATEM, a video installation with orchestral accompaniment created and presented by Antoine Wagner, inspired by the legend of Parsifal. Included in the Kennedy Center's REACH to FOREST Festival.
Thu, Feb 08Arts Club of WashingtonFeb 08, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTArts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USAFeb 08, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTArts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USAPlease join us for a screening of the documentary "Global Wagner: From Bayreuth to the World" - a film by German critic and filmmaker Axel Brüggermann exploring the worldwide devotion to Wagner and his works!
Thu, Jan 11Arts Club of WashingtonJan 11, 2024, 7:30 PMArts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Tue, Nov 07Arts Club of WashingtonNov 07, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM ESTArts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Tue, Oct 03Arts Club of WashingtonOct 03, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PMArts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Thu, Sep 21Online via ZoomSep 21, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTOnline via Zoom
Fri, Jun 02Cacapon Resort State ParkJun 02, 2023, 3:00 PM EDT – Jun 04, 2023, 2:00 PM EDTCacapon Resort State Park, N Fork Cabin Ln, West Virginia 25411, USAJun 02, 2023, 3:00 PM EDT – Jun 04, 2023, 2:00 PM EDTCacapon Resort State Park, N Fork Cabin Ln, West Virginia 25411, USAREGISTRATION CLOSED. Hope to see you next year! The music and drama of the Ring masterfully manipulate our perceptions of time and place. How did Wagner achieve this? Join us as we study the alchemy conjured by the Sorcerer of Bayreuth, led by our fearless experts Simon Williams and Jeffrey Swann.
Thu, May 25Arts Club of WashingtonMay 25, 2023, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDTArts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Sun, Apr 30Arts Club of Washington DCApr 30, 2023, 3:00 PM EDTArts Club of Washington DC, 2017 I St NW, Washington, D.C., DC 20006, USA
Thu, Apr 06Kennedy Center - Justice ForumApr 06, 2023, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMKennedy Center - Justice Forum, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566, USAApr 06, 2023, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMKennedy Center - Justice Forum, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566, USAWSWDC Chairman Jim Holman will present "Talking Rivers, Talking Water—The Rhine, Wagner, and the Rhinemaidens" as part of the Kennedy Center's RiverRun Festival! Tickets are free but you must reserve on Kennedy Center site.
Thu, Mar 09Arts Club of WashingtonMar 09, 2023, 7:30 PM ESTArts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USAMar 09, 2023, 7:30 PM ESTArts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USAFriedrich Nietzsche and Richard Wagner shared a deep friendship until they had a terrible quarrel and Nietzsche walked away from the relationship. Share a viewing and discussion of the Julian Doyle film that explores what happened between these intellectual giants.
Mon, Jan 30Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)Jan 30, 2023, 1:45 PM – Feb 02, 2023, 3:15 PMOsher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)Jan 30, 2023, 1:45 PM – Feb 02, 2023, 3:15 PMOsher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)Short Course on Zoom, sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at American University. Four lectures presented by WSWDC Chairman Jim Holman, covering Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, and Parsifal.
Thu, Nov 10Online via ZoomNov 10, 2022, 7:30 PM ESTOnline via Zoom
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