"Tristan and Ecstasy" lecture

This Saturday, January 9, 2010, the distinguished scholar Hans Rudolf Vaget, Professor Emeritus at Smith College, will give a talk titled "Tristan and Ecstasy: Perspectives on Isolde's Transfiguration."

Time: 2 p.m.

Place: Orientation Room, Boston Public Library, Copley Square (enter on Dartmouth Street), first floor

Free to All

Professor Vaget is a stimulating and erudite speaker. His knowledge of Wagner ranges deep and wide. He was the designated speaker at the Bayreuth Festival, sponsored by the Wagner Society of New York. He is the cofounder of the Goethe Society of North America and an award-winning writer.