The Wagner Society of New York is pleased to present a lecture series in English by Professor John J. H. Muller during the latter part of the Bayreuth Festival. Prof. Muller is returning for the ninth year to deliver his acclaimed and informative lectures. The Tannhäuser lecture will be given on two different dates.
 
August 17th Tannhäuser
August 18th Lohengrin
August 25th Tannhäuser
August 26th Parsifal
August 27th Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
August 28th Tristan und Isolde
 
Time: Daily from 10:30am to 12:00pm (noon)
Location: Arvena Kongress Hotel (Eduard-Bayerlein-Strasse 5A) 15 euros per lecture
(A contribution to the Gesellschaft der Freunde von Bayreuth will be made)
 
Along with his deep knowledge of Wagner’s music, Prof. Muller draws upon a variety of disciplines.
Each lecture contains biographical details, information on the source of the libretto, and a discussion of important musical features, including leitmotifs, harmony, and orchestration, with emphasis on the interactions of the characters. Lectures are illustrated with recorded excerpts and visual examples. A brief question-and-answer period concludes each session.

As a benefit of its membership in Richard-Wagner-Verband International e.V., Wagner Society of New York is able to offer members exclusive opprtunities to apply for Bayreuth Festival tickets, which are reserved for current Members in at least the Regular or Dual Member categories, and are subject to availability.

UPDATE TO Bayreuth Policies for 2019: The official date for online ticket sales for the 2019 Festival was on April 7, 2019. Click here for the Bayreuth and WSNY Bayreuth policies. For more information, click here to visit the Festival website. Please check this page often for updated announcements.

The 2019 Bayreuth Festival Schedule is below. Click here to visit the Festival website.

July 2019
July 25, 4 pm Tannhäuser
July 26, 4 pm Lohengrin
July 27, 4 pm Meistersinger
July 28, 4 pm Tannhäuser
July 29, 4 pm Lohengrin
July 30, 4 pm Parsifal
July 31, 4 pm Meistersinger

August 2019
August 1,   4 pm Tristan
August 2,   4 pm Parsifal
August 3,   4 pm Lohengrin
August 5,   4 pm Parsifal
August 6,   4 pm Meistersinger
August 7,   4 pm Lohengrin
August 9,   4 pm Tristan
August 10, 4 pm Meistersinger
August 11, 4 pm Lohengrin
August 13, 4 pm Tannhäuser
August 14, 4 pm Lohengrin
August 15, 4 pm Parsifal
August 16, 4 pm Tristan
August 17, 4 pm Tannhäuser
August 18, 4 pm Lohengrin
August 19, 4 pm Parsifal
August 20, 4 pm Tristan
August 21, 4 pm Tannhäuser
August 22, 4 pm Parsifal
August 23, 4 pm Tristan
August 24, 4 pm Meistersinger
August 25, 4 pm Tannhäuser
August 26, 4 pm Parsifal
August 27, 4 pm Meistersinger
August 28, 4 pm Tristan