You are cordially invited to The Richard Wagner Society of the Upper Midwest's 17th Annual Founders Day Dinner at the Germanic-American Institute in St Paul. Our distingushed guests this year include Dennis Petersen and Rheingold Colleagues along with Accompianist, Lara Bolton.
RWSUM Business Meeting 5-5:30 PM
Society Updates and Election of Officers
Wagner Discussion 5:30-6 PM
President Dr. David Cline leads a themed topic for discussion
Social time 6-6:30 PM Appetizers
Smoked Trout on watercress, Cheese tray
Dinner 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Entree choice of –
Pork Tenderloin stuffed with wild Rice, Asparagus
or
Lentil Falafel with Tahini Sauce
Dessert Quark Kirsch Streuseltorte
Wine, coffee, water
Fabulous Singing followed by Conversation and Wine 7:30 - 8:30 PM
Dennis Petersen, Lara Bolton and Rheingold colleagues
Program to be announced
The cost for this event is $55
Price is inclusive of the entire evening including tax, gratuity, and parking.
All Reservations must be received by 26 October 2016
This is a catered event. Walk-ins cannot be accommodated for the Dinner portion of the evening.
Reservations are not accepted by phone. Tickets may be purchased online through TicketLeap -- or -- by mailing a check with choice of Entree (Pork Tenderloin --
or -- Lentil Falafel) to:
The Richard Wagner Society of the Upper Midwest
P. O. Box 3804
Minneapolis MN 55403
Hope you will join us for a spectacular Wagnerian evening!
Tenor, Dennis Petersen is hailed by The Chicago Tribune as a “Wonderfully natural singing actor,” through his innate sense of style, command of languages, and superior acting abilities, tenor Dennis Petersen is sought after for a variety of operatic roles. More recently he is being noted for his foray into some of the most eminent dramatic tenor roles in the repertoire, such as Tristan in Tristan und Isolde, Florestan in Fidelio, the Captain in Wozzeck, Aegisth in Elektra, Canio in Pagliacci, and the title role in Peter Grimes. His début with the Seattle Opera as Mime in both Das Rheingold and Siegfried brought the highest accolades from Ring fans and critics alike. He returned in 2013 and was once again praised by Opera News for his superb “tone, technique, expressivity [and] diction.” This season, Mr. Petersen will perform Beadle in Sweeney Todd with Mill City Summer Opera, Mime in Das Rheingold with Minnesota Opera, Spoletta in Tosca with Opera Tampa, and Ambrogio in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Opera Grand Rapids. He will also take part in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of Die Zauberflöte.
Lara Bolton is a collaborative pianist and vocal coach. As such, she has been engaged at many opera companies including Minnesota Opera, Mill City Summer Opera, San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, San Diego Opera, Seattle Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Opera Santa Barbara, West Bay Opera, Opera Colorado, and Amarillo Opera. Ms. Bolton is a master coach for Minnesota Opera and also chorus master and principal pianist for Mill City Summer Opera. She works regularly with students in the University of Minnesota opera program for their productions and teaches at various workshops throughout the year. Ms. Bolton also maintains an active recital career in both instrumental chamber music and vocal recitals, most recently having performed at the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts in Minneapolis and The Baroque Room in St. Paul.
Ms. Bolton is a former San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow and has been a Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist for the Washington National Opera. She also helped develop a Young Artist Program for Opera Santa Barbara. In addition to having been a pianist for the Merola Opera Program, she has also worked at the Music Academy of the West, Brevard Music Festival, and Interlochen Arts Camp. After attending Interlochen Arts Academy for high school, she received a Bachelor of Music Theory degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Music in Collaborative Piano from the University of Maryland-College Park. When she’s not playing with her two young sons and baby daughter, Ms. Bolton maintains a private coaching studio from her home in St. Paul.
