LA Opera has partnered with three of Los Angeles' premier art institutions - the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Huntington Library, and the J. Paul Getty Museum - to develop a series of in-depth seminars to enhance your experience and deepen your knowledge of the Ring cycle. Entertaining and informative for both for the novice and the Ring devotees, these seminars offer a unique focus special to landmark location.
Mythic Legends and Wagnerian Fables
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: Brown Auditorium
Admission: $65
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Inspired by LACMA's exhibit Myths, Legends, and Cultural Renewal: Wagner's Sources, the seminar will delve into the heroic mythologies that Wagner drew from when developing his epic Der Ring des Nibelungen. Presenters for the day include James Conlon, LA Opera's Richard Seaver Music Director; Timothy O. Benson, LACMA Curator; John Deathridge, Wagner scholar; Mitchell Morris, UCLA musicology professor; and Desirée Mays, opera lecturer. Lunch and admission to the galleries are included in the fee. Open to 200 participants.
Click here to register or call 213.972.8001.
Wagner, His World and His Critics
The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, CA 91108
Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: Friends Hall
Admission: $65
The Huntington Library is the repository of a first edition of George Bernard Shaw's famous criticism, The Perfect Wagnerite, on display in the Library. Featuring LA Opera's Richard Seaver Music Director James Conlon; Wagner scholar John Deathridge; UCLA musicology professor Mitchell Morris; and opera lecturer Desirée Mays, the seminar will explore how Wagner's contemporary critics viewed his work and the world. The seminar day includes a musical performance, lunch and admission to the galleries and gardens. Open to 190 participants.
Click here to register or call 213.972.8001.
Wagner's Mythology: Classical Roots and Inspiration
Auditorium, The Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Date: Saturday, June 19, 2010
Time: 10:30am - 3:30pm
Location: Auditorium
Admission: $95 / $75 students (box lunch included)
Richard Wagner culled from many sources-including ancient Greek drama-to create his masterwork Der Ring des Nibelungen, four operas based on German and Scandinavian folklore. This seminar features two talks exploring the classic sources that compelled Wagner to create his magnum opus. Specialist in German folklore, Peter Tokofsky, opens the program and is joined by Getty Associate Curator of Antiquities, Mary Louise Hart, and UCLA musicology professor, Mitchell Morris. After lunch, a special presentation by LA Opera's Richard Seaver Music Director James Conlon, tours of the Museum's antiquities collection, and a musical performance conclude the day. Open to 200 participants.
For more information go to the Getty website. To register call 310.440.7300.
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