Programming – Author Frederick Paul Walter (who goes by Rick Walter at ASFS & Bubonicon) talks about his four annotated books on Wagner’s Ring Cycle – opera!
Club Meeting Friday, April 21 – starting at 7:30 pm, and ending about 9:50 pm…
This meeting is one week later than usual – and thus takes place in the Adult Education Room at the east end of the church (still park behind St. Andrew on the north side of the building).
♣ Albuquerque author Frederick Paul Walter visits to discuss his work on four volumes of The Annotated Ring Cycle (Das Rheingold to Götterdämmerung), and how Wagner’s operas have influenced fantasy works including JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.
Scriptwriter, fine-arts broadcaster, publicist, translator, and college theater director, Frederick Paul Walter has worked for Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, Opera Southwest, and other performance organizations. He has written on Wagner, classical music, and opera for nearly half a century and has published modern translations of science fiction thrillers by French novelist Jules Verne for State University of New York and the U.S. Naval Institute..
Das Rheingold (Volume 1) description: “Walter makes The Rhine Gold accessible not only to scholars and opera buffs but also to fans of Tolkien, Star Wars, and Hogwarts through a dazzling new translation in lively modern English and annotations that spotlight the libretto, lyrics, and stage directions. The translation conveys Wagner’s humor, rhymes, alliterative effects, subliminal messages, and inventive tale spinning, plus it also gets the most basic ingredient right: the actual story! It highlights the motives, secrets, and plot twists— what’s really going on and what its narrative shows. The Annotated Ring Cycle includes newly created graphic-novel style illustrations that visually represent the storyline alongside full color photos of classic artwork by Arthur Rackham, Howard Pyle, Aubrey Beardsley, the 1876 costume and set designs, and much more.”
We are strongly encouraging (but not mandating) the wearing of facial masks while inside the building since COVID has not gone completely away.
We will be in the Adult Education Room at the east end of the church. Park in the back parking lot, and then enter through the EAST Door.
Newcomers are welcome with a $1.00 contribution to help pay our rent…
Remember, no outside food is allowed at St. Andrew. Please be discreet with any candy. Water/soda bottles and lidded beverage cups are permitted.
DOORS OPEN AT 7:15 PM. Enter through the EAST door of church and go to the Adult Educaiton Room! Please do not arrive before 7:15 pm. We have to set up the room ourselves, and straighten/clean-up around 9:50 pm.
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Meeting Location:
ADULT EDUCATION ROOM (East end of building, park on north side of church)
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
5301 Ponderosa Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM
(First street north of Erna Ferguson Library on San Mateo. Ponderosa is the northern border of Montgomery Park, and intersects with both San Mateo and San Pedro. The street is north of Comanche and south of Montgomery)
Club Contacts:
Craig C/Jesica C. at 266-8905 or Craig