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Wagner In His Youth: How Beethoven and Bellini Won His Heart

  • 29 Sep 2024
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Highland Park Library, 1974 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MN

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Program

Richard Wagner was influenced by many different styles in his early years. San Francisco Opera’s Dramaturg Emeritus Kip Cranna will explore the life and works of the teenage and twenty-something composer and conductor, with video excerpts to illustrate the early influences on the future operatic giant, sampling early Wagner compositions inspired by Beethoven and the Bel Canto Composers.

Speaker

Clifford (Kip) Cranna, Dramaturg Emeritus (Scholar in Residence) of San Francisco Opera, served on the staff for over forty years and was Director of Music Administration for over thirty years. In 2008 he was awarded the San Francisco Opera Medal, the company’s highest honor, and in 2012 he received the Bernard Osher Cultural Award for distinguished efforts to bring excellence to a cultural institution. He holds a Ph.D. in musicology from Stanford University and teaches opera appreciation at Stanford Continuing Studies, the Fromm Institute at the University of San Francisco and at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes (OLLI) at U.C. Berkeley, San Francisco State University, and Dominican University.

Schedule

2:00 pm Presentation

3:00 pm Light Refreshments and Conversation

3:30 pm End of Event

Registration

This is a free event! Members and Friends of RWSUM may attend at no charge. However, we do ask that you RSVP (Register) for the event.

Directions

The Highland Park Library is located within the Highland Park Community Center at 1974 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MN 55116 (map), on the south side of the street roughly half-way between Fairview and Cleveland Avenues. A parking lot is located adjacent to and west of the community center. Its entrance is on Ford Parkway, just east of the Kenneth Street traffic light (map). If you are traveling east on Ford Parkway, turn right immediately after the light. If you are traveling west on Ford Parkway, turn left into the entrance just before the light. Some street parking is also available on both sides of Ford Parkway.

We will meet in the Highland Park Community Room located on the upper level of the library. After you enter the building, take either the stairway or the elevator to the upper level.

COVID-19 Protocol

To protect yourself and others, we encourage you to be vaccinated. You are welcome to wear masks at any time. Please do not attend if you have any COVID-19 symptoms.

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