Auckland Program

Music Theatre, School of Music, 6 Symonds Street

Sunday 7 April

7:30pm

Die Walküre: Acts II & III Otto Schenck (NY Met) version

Wednesday 22 May

6:30pm

Annual General Meeting, and dinner in honour of Wagner's birthday.

Sunday 23 June

7:30pm

Rodney Macann & Rosie Barnes: "Wagner Nights"

Thursday 18 July

7:00pm

Auckland Philharmonia Wagner/Brahms concert at the Aotea Centre. Meet together for pre-concert talk (Heath Lees) and post concert coffee

Sunday 15 September

7:30pm

Heath Lees introduces excerpts from new Wagner DVD's including "Mastersingers", "Tristan", a couple of "Tannhaüsers" and lots more!

Sunday 1 December

7:30pm

End-of-year meeting including "Committee's Pick" - Favourite Wagne excerpts introduced by your committee members.

Wellington Program

 In the Museum Theatre, Massey Universtity, Buckle St

Sunday 26 May

 5:30pm

A laser-disk showing of the Bayreuth "Triatan und Isolde" with Kolllo, Mejer and Salminen, conductor Barenboim
Note early start time

Sunday 28 July

 7:30pm

"Influences on the young Wagner, including Weber and Der Freischütz" Heath Lees presents

Sunday 29 September

7:00pm

John Davidson on Wagner and the Greeks. At the Risk ’s home.

Sunday 14
November

7:00pm

End-of-year party with Christmas in view. At Helen Chamber ’s home.

Christchurch Program

 In Canterbury Law School Lecture Theatre, ground floor unless stated otherwise**
(As usual bring BYO refreshments other than tea & coffee which will be provided)

Friday 22 March

7:30pm

Two-Way Streat: Gloria Streat on "Cosima Wagner" and Garth Streat on "Wagner, Hitler and C S Lewis.

Friday 24 May

7:30pm

**Wagner's birthday: Pot-luck dinner at Cynthia Hawes' & Andy Buchanan's home

Friday 12 July

7:30pm

**An evening with Chris Doig at Garth and Gloria Streat's home

Friday 13 September

7:30pm

** John Patterson speaks on "Wagner Influences. In A6 Lecture Theatre, University of Canterbury. (phone Gloria, 3323242 for directions)

Friday 18 October

7:30pm

Chris Brodrick speaks on "A Wagner Male Character"

Sunday 15 December

6:00pm

** Christmas Barbecue at the Patterson's home, Diamond Harbour

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