Syllabus
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10:30am-12:00pm
via Zoom until further notice |
Special Winter 2021 Session: Wagner’s “Ring” in Depth
This series will go through Der Ring des Nibelungen one act at a time, exploring in detail the endlessly fascinating ambiguities of its drama, the rich fabric of its musical score, the myths from which its story is derived, and the multiple ways singers, conductors, designers, directors, and observers have interpreted over a century and a half in which it has never stopped being a cultural landmark.
Jan 5: Das Rheingold
Jan 12: Die Walküre, Act One
Jan 19: Die Walküre, Act Two
Jan 26: Die Walküre, Act Three
Feb 2: Siegfried, Act One
Feb 9: Siegfried, Act Two
Feb 16: Siegfried, Act Three
Feb 23: Götterdämmerung, Prologue and Act One
Mar 2: Götterdämmerung, Act Two
Mar 9: Götterdämmerung, Act Three
For everyone who registers, we will send a list of recommended recordings that are easier to find, in case members want to listen to each Act before we discuss it.
Jan 5: Das Rheingold
Jan 12: Die Walküre, Act One
Jan 19: Die Walküre, Act Two
Jan 26: Die Walküre, Act Three
Feb 2: Siegfried, Act One
Feb 9: Siegfried, Act Two
Feb 16: Siegfried, Act Three
Feb 23: Götterdämmerung, Prologue and Act One
Mar 2: Götterdämmerung, Act Two
Mar 9: Götterdämmerung, Act Three
For everyone who registers, we will send a list of recommended recordings that are easier to find, in case members want to listen to each Act before we discuss it.