This week, we are honoring Georgia Shreve as our inaugural Spirit of Wagner Award recipient, honoring her extraordinary contributions to the arts.
This private VIP event will take place at The University Club of New York this Wednesday, March 19, and will celebrate Shreve’s prolific career as a composer, writer, playwright, and producer.
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HONORING A VISIONARY ARTIST AND ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS
A pioneering interdisciplinary artist, Georgia Shreve’s career spans over four decades, with performances of her compositions at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and other renowned venues. Her literary works have appeared in The New Yorker and beyond, and she has been a champion for women in the arts, creating opportunities and employing hundreds of artists through her production company, Ideation Productions.
Shreve’s work frequently centers on the lives and struggles of women, a rarity in classical music and opera. From ancient female figures to modern trailblazers, her operas and literary works explore themes of resilience, identity, and empowerment.
The Spirit of Wagner Award recognizes artists who embody Richard Wagner’s vision of Gesamtkunstwerk — the total work of art — seamlessly blending multiple disciplines into a singular artistic force. As a composer, playwright, poet, and novelist, Shreve epitomizes this ideal, making her a historic first honoree.
This exclusive evening will bring together luminaries from opera, literature, and the performing arts to celebrate a woman whose creative genius has shaped the artistic landscape.
ABOUT GEORGIA SHREVE, HONOREE
Georgia Shreve is a distinguished composer, writer, playwright, and poet whose multifaceted talents have earned acclaim across the arts. With degrees from Stanford, Brown, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania, she seamlessly blends literature, music, and theater.
Her works have been performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and London’s Royal Over-Seas League, while her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic, and The New Criterion. The New York Times praised her music as a “psychologically pointed setting” of Eliot’s "Prufrock". She is also the founder of Ideation Productions, developing talent in film, music, and theater.
Shreve’s compositions span opera, orchestral works, and multimedia art, often integrating visual elements by artists like Dalí and Hockney. Recent works include "Lavinia" and "Anna Komnene," performed at Alice Tully Hall, featuring some of opera’s top voices with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.
Her latest projects include "Lives of a Woman", a song cycle for soprano and orchestra, and "Requiem for the 20th Century: Visions and Voices", a 10-part oratorio exploring history’s darkest moments. A true polymath, Shreve continues to push artistic boundaries, inspiring generations of creators.