Those of you in the Washington area will not want to miss Phil Raines's
Meistersinger lecture this coming Thursday.  We hope to see you there!

Wagner Society of Washington, D.C. Announces

Die Meistersinger Lecture by Phillip W. Raines

The Wagner Society of Washington, D.C.  will continue its Year of Die
Meistersinger events with a presentation by opera reviewer, teacher, and
member of the Wagner Society Board of Directors, Phillip W.  Raines.,
titled Human Dramatic Elements and Events in Die Meistersinger.  This event
will be free to Wagner Society members and the public and will be at 7:30
P.M.  on December 6th 2001, at the George Washington University, Funger
Hall 103, 2201 G Street, N.W.  near the Foggy Bottom/G.W.U.  Metro stop.

Mr.  Raines, a Washington favorite, will offer a unique video-illustrated
presentation that will concentrate on particular moments in Wagner?s
monumental work, Die Meistersinger, when the composer?s words and music
most expertly inform us about the great opera?s characters and their
relationships.  Die Meistersinger is Wagner?s only opera that is set in
real historical time and that explores interesting social relationships
among real people.

Phillip W. Raines was born and raised in Germany and was privately trained
there in music, conducting and stage production before coming to the United
States.  He is a speech and language pathologist and childrens? drama
director the Montgomery County Public Schools.  He has extensive experience
in performing arts and is a serious and committed Wagnerian who grew up
attending the Richard Wagner Festival at Bayreuth and the Munich
productions of Wagner's works.  He has attended most major Wagner events
in the United States since 1989.  This background has contributed to his
love and knowledge of Wagner?s music.  It has also given him an extensive
knowledge of Wagnerian performing practices and performance history.

On November 17th, Mr. Raines was also one of the distinguished panelists
in an all-day Smithsonian Institution seminar on The Nibelungenlied:
Majestic Saga of the Germanic People, a collaboration between the
Smithsonian and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The Wagner Society of Washington D.C.  is a private, non-profit
organization for the study and enjoyment of Wagner?s art.  Its 2001-2002
season is continuing with monthly programs through June.  Most programs
are free and open to the public.  Membership forms are available at
www.wagner-dc.org.

The Wagner Society of Washington, D.C.  h P.O.  Box 33051 h Washington,
D.C.  20033 Tel 301.907.2600 h Fax 301.907.8671 www.wagner-dc.org

Janice Rosen, [log in to unmask]