News from the Wagner Society of Washington, DC

Carolyn Abbate at DC Wagner Society on January 16th

The Wagner Society announces another event in its "Year of Die Walkure"
series, a lecture by the prolific author, translator, and teacher,
Professor Carolyn Abbate of Princeton University called "Die Walkure and
the Dream of the Secret" on Thursday, January 16, 2002 at 7:30 P.M. at
the George Washington University, Funger Hall, 2201 G Street, Northwest.

In a program free to Wagner Society members and the public, this noted
and much-published musicologist will lecture using musical and video
examples on Wagner's much-loved opera, Die Walkure. This provocative
lecture will deal with the theme of secret knowledge in Die Walkure:
what does it mean to realize or recognize something that was concealed,
and how does Wagner play out this idea both in terms of plot and as a
musical device. Carolyn Abbate teaches music at Princeton University.
Her books include "Unsung Voices" (1991), which has appeared recently
in French translation ("Voix hors-chant" 2002), and "In Search of Opera"
(2001). She has written on music and philosophy, performance, technology,
and gender; and on the life and works of Richard Wagner. Her translation
of Vladimir Janklevitch's "La musique et laineffable" will appear in
2003. She has also translated Jean-Jacques Nattieza's "Semiologie grale
et musicologie" (Music and Discourse, 1990).

Professor Abbate's awards include grants from the Guggenheim foundation
and the National Endowment for the Humanities. She has been a fellow of
the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, and a visiting professor at the Freie
Universitat Berlin and at Harvard University, and also appears regularly
on intermission features of the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts.

The Wagner Society of Washington, D.C. is a private non-profit organization
devoted to the study and enjoyment of Richard Wagner's art. Its "Year
of Die Walkure" will continue with monthly programs through June. Most
events are free to members and the public. The Wagner Society welcomes
new members and contributions at any time. Membership forms and much
else are available on its Website at http://www.wagner-dc.org or by
calling the Society.

The Wagner Society of Washington, D.C.,
P.O. Box 33051, Washington, D.C. 20033,
Telephone 301.907.2600, Facsimile 301.907.8671.