An Evening in Valhalla

New England Conservatory will present a gala performance of one of the most memorable sections of Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle, Wednesday December 10 in NEC’s Jordan and Brown Halls.  The concert performance of Act III from Die Walküre will feature some of the world’s most illustrious Wagnerians including dramatic soprano and NEC voice faculty Jane Eaglen as Brunnhilde, bass-baritone Greer Grimsley as Wotan, and conductor Robert Spano leading the NEC Philharmonia. Highlighted by a pre-concert cocktail reception and celebratory post-concert dinner, the event will benefit the building fund for the Conservatory’s planned Student Life and Performance Center.

The conservatory’s first major building project since construction of the 1959 residence hall, the SLPC is slated for  groundbreaking in summer 2015 and completion in 2017, the same year as NEC’s 150th anniversary. An $85 million project that will transform student life, it will feature a new 252-bed dormitory, dining commons, reunited score and listening libraries, black box theatre/Opera Studio, large and small ensemble rooms, and multiple areas for socializing and meeting.

An Evening in Valhalla will commence with the Pre-Concert Reception in Brown Hall at 6:00 pm. The performance, at 7 p.m. will follow in Jordan Hall.  The Post-Concert Dinner will take place at 8:30 in Brown Hall.

Ticket Prices
•    $500 level: Pre-Concert Reception, premium concert seating, and Post-Concert Dinner in Brown Hall with the artists;
•    $250 level: Pre-Concert Reception and choice concert tickets;
•    $150 and $100 level: single concert tickets, by area

Tickets at the $500 and $250 level may be ordered online or by calling Janet Goff, Director of Special Events and project Sponsorships at 617-585-1152.

Tickets at the $150 and $100 level may be purchased online through Tix.com, or by phone at 617-585-1260, or in person at the NEC Box Office, 30 Gainsborough St. 02115.

For further information, check the NEC Website or call the NEC Concert Line at 617-585-1122.  NEC’s Jordan Hall, Brown Hall, Williams Hall and the Keller Room are located at 30 Gainsborough St., corner of Huntington Ave. Pierce Hall is located at 241 St. Botolph St. between Gainsborough and Mass Ave.