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Date: 11-8-2007 Author: UPenn Depts. of History, Music, and Germanic Languages "With Helmet, Shield and Spear?" A talk on WAGNER'S OPERAS Join us for a fascinating lecture on Richard Wagner's operas. November 15, 2007 at 5:00 pm University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Center, Room 110, 3620 Walnut Street Free and open to public. Why are modern productions of Wagner so unlike the ones he himself envisaged? Is this vandalism or progress? With the help of many rare illustrations, Patrick Carnegy attempts to make sense of the conundrum. He discusses landmark stagings by Gustav Mahler, Otto Klemperer, Sergei Eisenstein, Wieland Wagner and Patrice ChĂreau, with side glances at weirdly wonderful film versions of Parsifal by Edison (New York 1903) and Hans JĂrgen Syberberg (Munich 1982). Patrick Carnegy, a graduate of Cambridge University, first visited Bayreuth in 1967 as music critic for the London Times. This inspired his lifelong interest in the stage history of Wagner's operas and the publication of many influential writings. He has been assistant editor of the Times Literary Supplement and music books editor for Faber & Faber. He was the first person to be appointed Dramaturg (literary and production advisor) at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where he worked with leading conductors, directors and designers. His book, Wagner and the Art of the Theatre (Yale 2006) has been acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic. In the UK it won a prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award, and in the USA a Special Jury Prize of the George Freedley Memorial Award for its 'outstanding contribution to the history of the theatre'. Questions? 215-898-6654 Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Departments of History, Music and Germanic Languages & Literatures |
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Date: 9-27-2007 Author: Denise Stuart MOZART MANIA! Purchase tickets to AVA's production of Cosi fan tutte and get half-price tickets to The Wilma Theater's production of Amadeus (and vice-versa!) Enrich your experience! Cosi fan tutte Lecture Lunch Onstage at The Wilma Theater Saturday, October 27, 2007 Lecture and Demonstration at 10:30 a.m. featuring Maestro Christofer Macatsoris and the talented cast of Cosi fan tutte Complimentary lunch in the Wilma Theater lobby immediately following This event is for ticketholders to both Amadeus and Cosi fan tutte. Seats are limited and reservations are required. Sponsored by Rosalie Gerson and Drs. Rosalie Burns and Herbert I. Goldberg Amadeus runs September 19 - October 27 at The Wilma Theater, Broad and Spruce Sts. Cosi fan tutte runs November 10 - December 1 in Center City, the Main Line and Bucks County. For tickets to Amadeus call The Wilma Theater Box Office at 215 546-7824 or visit www.wilmatheater.org. For tickets to Cosi fan tutte at The Academy of Vocal Arts and reservations for the Lecture Lunch, call 215 735-1685 between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. |
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Date: 9-17-2007 Author: Mike Bolton Sopranos Evelyn Santiago Schulz and Rebecca Whitlow will present a wonderfully eclectic recital at Wallingford Presbyterian Church on Sunday, September 23 at 4:00 PM. The program includes opera arias, spirituals, show tunes, and Spanish songs. Following the recital, there will be an Italian Dinner catered by Chef Denine Gorniak! Tickets are $20/person in advance and $25/person at the door, with all proceeds going to support future Performing Arts Series Events at the church. To reserve tickets in advance, call Elizabeth Braden at 610-566-1644 x15. |
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