Study Group Details
516: Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Thursday9:45 - 11:15
Starting October 01
In-Person
The Polish pianist and patriot Ignacy Paderewski called Die Meistersinger “the greatest work of genius ever achieved by any artist in any field of human endeavor.” H. L. Mencken described it as “the greatest single work of art ever produced by man.” Toscanini wanted to lay down his baton only after conducting it, and Father Owen Lee called it “a hymn to music.” Jim Holman will continue his Wagner courses at OLLI by exploring in detail Die Meistersinger’s music, libretto, and its myriad timeless themes. This study group has a high class size capacity.
This study group is new
Class Type: Lecture and Discussion
Class Format: In-Person
Hours of Reading: 1 hr/week
Study Group Leader(s):
James Holman
Jim Holman has written and edited various books on the life and music of Richard Wagner. He has lectured throughout the country and has conducted OLLI classes on Wagner for several years.