Tomasz Konieczny will take over the role of Wotan in Die Walküre on July 25, August 3, and August 19 in place of Günther Groissböck. The casting of Wotan/Wanderer in Der  Ring des Nibelungen 2022 will be announced at a later date. The festival management thanks Mr. Konieczny very much for take over at short notice! (Bulletin from the Bayreuth Festspiel, July 29, 2021) 

Konieczny was interviewed in the Met Cast Roundtable of the Wagner Society's Ring Seminar in March 2019 when he was performing Alberich in the Met's 2019 Ring Cycle (click here to see it on WSNY's YouTube Channel). 

Bayreuth Ticket Sales: WSNY announced on July 10 that it had a few tickets available. These tickets have now been returned. There is still availability, as of now, on the Kartenbüro's online instant purchase for all performances; an account must be set up beforehand. The link is: https://ticketshop.bayreuther-festspiele.de/en. Full program schedule and casts (July 25–Aug. 25) are listed on the Bayreuth Festival website. 2021 live performances will be reviewed in Wagner Notes.

Bayreuth Festival Streamings: You will need to register to see the DG Stage streams at: https://www.dg-premium.com/bayreuth-festival-2021/.

• DG Stage: online broadcast of the new production of Der Fliegende Holländer, July 27. Conductor: O. Lyniv, Director: D. Tcherniakov. Stream will be available for five days, pay-per-view.
• DG Stage will present free streams of the following: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Castorf): July 30,  August 6, 15, & 21; Die Meistersinger (Kosky): July 26, August 24;  Lohengrin (Sharon): July 31; Tannhäuser (Kratzer): August 2 & 23; Tristan und Isolde (K. Wagner): August 9; Parsifal (Laufenberg): August 10. Parsifal: live concert: August 10.

Travel to Germany: Proof of vaccination, proof of recovery from COVID-19, or negative test result is required for entry via air travel. Situations could change, depending on Covid-19 issues. Always double check.

Due to scheduling issues, the Wagner Society of New York will be unable to offer its lecture series in 2021.

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. If you haven't renewed, click here to renew online, to keep au courant.