Penn State-Behrend Cultural Events 1985-86
The Ring In The Spring
During spring semester Penn. State-Behrend is proud to present, as part of the Mary Behrend Cultural Series,
the highly acclaimed Bayreuth Centennial production of Richard Wagner’s immortal The Ring of the
Nibelung. This version of The Ring was staged by French director Patrice Chereau, conducted by Pierre
Boulez, and produced under the supervision of Wolfgang Wagner at the celebrated Bayreuth Festival in Ger
many. At first considered controversial, this production is now viewed as a landmark among Wagner produc
tions. The operas will be shown on a large screen with suitable amplification of the sound track, using the
same tapes which formed the basis of the PBS series of several years ago called “Wagner’s Ring.”
To introduce Ring, Professor Emeritus Benjamin Lane will return to campus for an introductory lecture on
Wagner and his music, with support at the piano by music instructor David Stuntz. The lecture and the
subsequent performances will all begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Reed Lecture Hall. After the introductory lecture,
there will be a reception to which everyone is invited. Admission is free. Except for The Rhinegold, there
will be brief intermissions between acts during the showings of the operas.
Das Rheingold
September
10 Rear Window (Hitchcock)
17 Avante Theater (dance theater)
28 Astonishing Neal (ESP/hypnosis)
October
8 Vertigo (Hitchcock)
14 Darwin Stapleton (speaker)
15 Northwind (jazz)
November
7 Asian-American Dance Theater
11 Adeline Levine (speaker)
12 Mamie (Hitchcock)
15-17 The Dining Room (theater)
20-24 The Dining Room (theater)
22 Sunshine Too (theater)
December
3 Bill Kirchner Quarter (Jazz)
3 The Man Who Knew Too Much
(Hitchcock)
5 Marty Bear (music/comedy)
Goiter dam me rung
Calendar
The Series. . .
January 30
Introduction by Benjamin A. Lane
February 20
The Rhinegold (Das Rheingold)
February 27
The Valkryries (Die Walkure)
March 27
April 17
The Ring Of The Nibelun,
Wagner’s King is comprised of four operas which tell the story of a magic
stolen from the Rhine maidens by Alberich, the dwarf, and then taken from
by Wotan, king of the gods, and Loge, god of fire. With the theft of the i
Wotan places the gods under a curse from which they will be released onl;
the death of the young Siegfried, the lover of the Valkyrie Brunnhilde, Wot
favorite daughter. With a long and complicated story reminiscent in many v
of J.R.R. Tolkien’s popular The Lord of the Rings, The Ring of
Nibelung is one of the crowning musical achievements of all time.
January
31 Quiet Riot Comedy Theater '
February
13 Pearl & Gray (classical guitar)
14-16 Love: Variations On A Theme
19-23 (theater)
18 Thomas Troy (speaker)
21 Love: Variations On A Theme
(theater)
March
13 Will Stutts (actor)
19 Alpha Omega Players (theater)
20 Craig Humphrey (speaker)
21 Clairsearch (Irish music)
April
18-20 The Children’s Hour (theater)
19 Baroque Invention (classical)
23-27 The Children’s Hour (theater)
30 A Different Class (jazz/pop)
Siegfried
The Twilight of the Gods
(Die Gotterdammerung)
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