Celebrating 37 years as a society!
© 2018 Wagner Society of Southern California
Events
The WSSC plans unique events
throughout the calender year…
Our events occur in several regular places throughout the year and sometimes in special locations which will be noted: The Colburn School 200 S. Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 Directions Parking The Chairman’s Home: 901 Chimes Ave. Duarte, CA 91010 Directions Bayreuth Festival Festspielhügel 1-2 85445 Bayreuth (more events below)
San Diego Event
“DIRECTING WAGNER”
JASMIN SOLFAGHARI
Sunday, March. 29th @ 1:00PM
at The Park View Room
NOTE: The door man will have a guest list, so please make sure you are on it by RSVPing on or before March 26th. Author/director Jasmin Solfaghari, in June 2018 was called upon to direct Der Ring Des Nibelungen in Denmark, just two weeks before opening night. Can you imagine? There were serious production design issues as well as conceptual challenges, and a wonderful cast, but no director. Within 14 days, Ms. Solfaghari pulled it all together and Denmark had wonderful Ring!Los Angeles Event
“DEBUSSY MEETS WAGNER”
MAESTRO JAMES CONLON
Sunday, May. 3rd @ 1:00PM
at The Colburn School
Metro Planner
With the wonderful production of Claude Debussy’s “Pelléas and Mélisande” coming to the Los Angeles Opera, Maestro James Conlon will be giving an exclusive lecture to the WSSC on the relationship and influences of Wagner upon Debussy and this work in particular.
Los Angeles Event
“THE WAGNER DYNASTY FROM
RICHARD TO KATHARINA, THE
MASTERS AND MISTRESSES OF
BAYREUTH”
DESIREE MAYS
Sunday, July 19th @ 1:00PM
at The Colburn School
Metro Planner
Born in Ireland, and educated in London, Desirée came to the States and gradually became immersed in the world of opera as a speaker, storyteller, professor, radio interviewer, reviewer and writer. Desirée has written extensively on opera: program notes for opera companies, promotional and review pieces for journals, magazines and newspapers. She enjoys interviewing singers, directors and conductors before live audiences, on the radio or for publication.
Los Angeles Event
“PARSIFAL 1904 FILM ”
TERRI STUART
Sunday, June 28th @ 1:00PM
at The Colburn School
Metro Planner
Rare and unavailable, this film of Richard Wagner’s Parsifal, featuring Adelaide Fritz-Allen as Kundry, Robert Whittier as Parsifal, directed by Edwin S. Porter, was made in 1904. While it summerizes the opera in approximately 30 minutes it is truly a landmark in history. Along with the film, it will be presiented with a lecture by Terri Stuart of the Wagner Society of Northern California who owns one of the few copies.
GALA DINNER 2020
THE WAGNER SOCIETIES OF THE WORLD & THE GESELLSCHAFT DER FREUNDE VON BAYREUTH Rheingold Gala Dinner 2020 Monday, August 24th after the performance at the Festival Restaurant - The Steigenberger
Our apologies…due to the
Coronavirus situation, Ms. Solfaghari
will not be able to travel from Berlin to
the USA and share with us on Sunday,
March 29th. We are working on
reschuleing a date for her lecture, we
will keep you informed.
Celebrating 37 years as a society!
© 2018 Wagner Society of Southern
California
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Events
The WSSC plans unique events
throughout the calender year…
Our events occur in several regular places throughout the year and sometimes in special locations which will be noted: The Colburn School 200 S. Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 Directions Parking The Chairman’s Home: 901 Chimes Ave. Duarte, CA 91010 Directions Bayreuth Festival Festspielhügel 1-2 85445 Bayreuth (more events below)
Los Angeles Event
“PARSIFAL 1904 FILM ”
TERRI STUART
Sunday, June 28th @ 1:00PM
at The Colburn School
Metro Planner
Rare and unavailable, this film of Richard Wagner’s Parsifal, featuring Adelaide Fritz-Allen as Kundry, Robert Whittier as Parsifal, directed by Edwin S. Porter, was made in 1904. While it summerizes the opera in approximately 30 minutes it is truly a landmark in history. Along with the film, it will be presiented with a lecture by Terri Stuart of the Wagner Society of Northern California who owns one of the few copies.
San Diego Event
“DIRECTING WAGNER”
JASMIN SOLFAGHARI
Sunday, March. 29th @ 1:00PM
at The Park View Room
NOTE: The door man will have a guest list, so please make sure you are on it by RSVPing on or before March 26th. Author/director Jasmin Solfaghari, in June 2018 was called upon to direct Der Ring Des Nibelungen in Denmark, just two weeks before opening night. Can you imagine? There were serious production design issues as well as conceptual challenges, and a wonderful cast, but no director. Within 14 days, Ms. Solfaghari pulled it all together and Denmark had wonderful Ring!
Los Angeles Event
“DEBUSSY MEETS WAGNER”
MAESTRO JAMES CONLON
Sunday, May. 3rd @ 1:00PM
at The Colburn School
Metro Planner
With the wonderful production of Claude Debussy’s “Pelléas and Mélisande” coming to the Los Angeles Opera, Maestro James Conlon will be giving an exclusive lecture to the WSSC on the relationship and influences of Wagner upon Debussy and this work in particular.
Los Angeles Event
“THE WAGNER DYNASTY FROM
RICHARD TO KATHARINA, THE MASTERS
AND MISTRESSES OF BAYREUTH”
DESIREE MAYS
Sunday, July 19th @ 1:00PM
at The Colburn School
Metro Planner
Born in Ireland, and educated in London, Desirée came to the States and gradually became immersed in the world of opera as a speaker, storyteller, professor, radio interviewer, reviewer and writer. Desirée has written extensively on opera: program notes for opera companies, promotional and review pieces for journals, magazines and newspapers. She enjoys interviewing singers, directors and conductors before live audiences, on the radio or for publication.
GALA DINNER 2020
THE WAGNER SOCIETIES OF THE WORLD & THE GESELLSCHAFT DER FREUNDE VON BAYREUTH Rheingold Gala Dinner 2020 Monday, August 24th after the performance at the Festival Restaurant - The Steigenberger
Our apologies…due to the Coronavirus situation, Ms.
Solfaghari will not be able to travel from Berlin to the
USA and share with us on Sunday, March 29th. We are
working on reschuleing a date for her lecture, we will
keep you informed.
