MEZZOSOPRAN KS Waltraud Meier
EHEM. BOARD OF THE VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Prof Clemens Hellsberg
bass-baritone KS Falk Struckmann
BASS Günther Groissböck
MAESTRO Daniel Beyer
PRESIDENT RICHARD WAGNER INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION Rainer Fineske
CULTURAL JOURNAL REGENSBURG Peter Lang
PROFESSOR OF ROMANCE LITERATURE I SPECIALISING IN OPERA AND OPERA LIBRETTI Prof Albert Gier
OPERA CRITIC Dr Klaus Billand
SOPRAN, INTENDANT HONOURABLE SAAL Cathrin Chytil
DIRECTOR Roland Schwab
| 10:00 a.m. | Welcome by Dkfm. L. Bermann, President RW-Verband Wien e.V. and Dr Klaus Billand, opera critic |
| 10:15 a.m. | Prof Albert Gier, Romanist and Librettologist and University lectureron theoretical aspects and the development of director's theatre |
| 10:40 a.m. | Prof. Clemens Hellsberg, former Chairman of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna |
| 11:05 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 11:20 a.m. | Rainer Fineske, President, Richard Wagner Verband International e.V. |
| 11.45 a.m. | Panel discussion: KS Waltraud Meier, Prof. Albert Gier, Prof. Clemens Hellsberg, Peter Lang, Rainer Fineske; Maestro Daniel Beyer; audience questions/comments; moderated by Dr Klaus Billand |
| 1:00 pm | Lunch break |
| 2:30 pm | Günther Groissböck, Bass |
| 2:55 pm | Peter Lang, cultural journalist, editor of Kulturjournal Regensburg |
| 3:20 pm | Coffee break |
| 3:35 pm | Maestro Daniel Beyer, Conductor, Munich |
| 16:00 | Roland Schwab, director |
| 4:25 pm | Panel discussion: Günther Groissböck, Maestro Daniel Beyer, Peter Lang, Roland Schwab; |
| Audience questions/comments; Moderation: Wolfgang Gratschmaier | |
| 5:15 pm | Reception |
| 6:00 pm | End of the event |
| 7:30 pm | Richard Wagner Scholarship Holders Concert of the RW Association Vienna (optional); Haus Hofmannsthal - recommended for those interested (Reisnerstr. 37, 3rd district Vienna, bus 4A) |
*Subject to alterations
*Registration - but not required - for both days of the symposium, at E klausbilland@yahoo.com
Cost contribution per day € 5,-
