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Live at 3 West Club, New York CityTuesday, October 11, 6:30 pm EDTClick Here to Sign UP!BackForwardPauseCaption
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Our Motto: To Learn, To Teach, To Share
Welcome!The Wagner Society of New York is the largest in North America. Established in 1977, we are celebrating our 45th anniversary this year! Click here to view an announcement from WSNY's Newly elected leadership team.
Please visit this website often, for many reasons: information, updates, and links to upcoming events; excerpts from our tri-monthly publication Wagner Notes; information for members only to apply for Bayreuth Festival tickets; access to our extensive catalogue of Wagner-related books and other valuable products (with member discounts); and links to many other Wagner organizations and institutions.
WSNY Membership for next season (September 2022-August 2023) is here! If you've already paid, many thanks. We are considering the best ways to bring you our programs, and will announce these via electronic bulletin-boards and social media. Your membership is vital to support our endeavors and to assist promising singers with grants and performances. Not a member? Click here to join today using our online membership form.
Click here for the Bayreuth and WSNY Bayreuth policies. For more information, click here to visit the Festival website. Please check our Bayreuth Festival page often for updated announcements.
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Looking Ahead...- October 11, 2022, 6:30 pm (Tuesday): In a special presentation, Joseph W. Polisi will offer a summary of the creation and growth of Lincoln Center, drawn from his recent book, Beacon to the World: A History of Lincoln Center. Click here for more.
- November 1, 2022, 6:30 pm (Tuesday): Recent Wagner Productions. A panel of Wagnerian enthusiasts describes and assesses new productions they saw this past year in Berlin, Bayeuth, Leipzig and Santa Fe. Click here for more.
- February 11, 2023 (Saturday): A collaboration between WSNY and the Metropolitan Opera Guild showcasing Lohengrin.
- March 19, 2023 (Sunday): Lohengrin Seminar
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News
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September 23Click on the above title to read this latest review, written by Harlow Robinson, a WSNY member and Professor of History, Emeritus, at Northeastern University, and the author of Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography and other books.Read More
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August 5Click the above link for broadcast detailsRead More
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July 24On July 20, 2022, the Board of Directors elected John Ryan to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Wagner Society, and F. Peter Phillips to serve as President. Click on the title above to learn more.Read More
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About WSNYThe Wagner Society of New York, Inc., is a not-for-profit
organization chartered in New York State for the purpose of furthering the appreciation and performance of the works of Richard Wagner. We are among 130 members of
Richard-Wagner-Verband International e.V., and are a sister society of
Richard-Wagner-Verband-Leipzig. The Society maintains a broad range of international contacts. -
Calendar
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Tuesday, October 11, 6:30 PMIn a special presentation by Wagner Society of New York, Joseph W. Polisi will discuss the creation and growth of Lincoln Center, drawn from his recent book, Beacon to the World: A History of Lincoln Center.Read More
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Tuesday, November 1, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PMA panel of Wagnerian enthusiasts describes and assesses new productions they saw this past year in Berlin, Bayeurth, Leipzig and Santa Fe.Read More
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