The Wagner Society of Washington, D.C. Announces a Lecture by

Author Nicholas Vazsonyi

on

The Wagner Industry and the "Audience of the Future": Another
Look at "Die Meistersinger"

The Wagner Society of Washington, D.C.  announces a lecture by the editor
of a new book on Wagner's great masterpiece, Die Meistersinger.  The
program will be on Thursday, December 11, 2003, at 7:30 P.M.  at the
George Washington University, Funger Hall, 2201 G Street, N.W. in
Washington, D.C.  The event is open to the public, and admission is free.

THE PROGRAM.  Nicholas Vazsonyi believes that Richard Wagner devoted
more than forty years to the creation of a market for his unique musical
works.  The lecture, which will be illustrated with musical examples,
will include a discussion of Wagner's unprecedented public relations
campaign to promote what he himself referred to as his "enterprise." It
will conclude by showing how Die Meistersinger created the ideal audience
for what Wagner called "the artwork of the future."

THE SPEAKER.  Nicholas Vazsonyi is an Associate Professor of German at
the University of South Carolina.  He has published books and articles
on a wide range of artists and issues, from Goethe to Bartok, and from
Marxist aesthetics to German national identity.  His most recent
publication is a volume titled Wagner's Meistersinger: Performance,
History, Representation (University of Rochester Press, 2003).  His
current writing project is a book on what he calls "the Wagner industry."

The Wagner Society of Washington, D.C.  is a private, non-profit
organization established to promote the study and enjoyment of Wagner's
art.  It sponsors a series of monthly lectures, the Evelyn Lear and
Thomas Stewart Emerging Singers Program to support professional singers
who wish to establish careers singing in Wagner's works, and social
events.  Many programs are free to the public.

The Wagner Society of Washington, D.C.
P.O. Box 33051
Washington, D.C. 20033

Telephone (301) 907-2600
Facsimile (301) 907-8671
http://www.wagner-dc.org

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