Members receive special prices for all events, so please be sure you are paid up. Click here to renew or join online. See our Events Calendar for the full schedule.

upcoming EVENTS:

Maestro Pappano on Meistersinger

Monday, November 8, 2:30pm ET (live and livestream)

Sir Antonio, conductor of  Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the Met and Music director of the Royal Opera House, will be interviewed by Fred Cohn on  Monday, November 8, at 2:30 pm. This event, at the National Opera Center, is live by invitation only, but it will also be livestreamed.

Invitations will be emailed and reservation information for livestream registrations will be available soon, only on our website. Registrants will be given the link close to the date.Photo: Musacchio & Ianniello

Die Meistersinger Seminar

Sunday October 31, 2021, 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm ET (Live and Livesteam)

Wagner Society of New York presents its 41st Annual Seminar, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, on Sunday, October 31, 2021, from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm (ET).

This event will be presented via Livestream and Live at:

2537 Broadway & 95th Street (enter on 95th Street).

Advance reservations for this event are required.

• Live Event ticket pricing: $40.00/person, $20.00/person for students
• To purchase tickets for the Live Event: visit the Symphony Space website at: https://www.symphonyspace.org/events/vp-seminar-on-die-meistersinger.
• For Covid protocols: please visit: https://www.symphonyspace.org/your-visit/what-you-need-to-know

• Tickets are $20.00/person, and must be booked in advance through Wagner Society of New York. Click here to register for the Livestream.

Program (schedule subject to change):
12:00: Introduction: Victoria Bond, Moderator. Composer, Conductor, Lecturer
12:05 - 12:50: Jeffrey Swann, PhD., concert pianist and lecturer: Dynamic Tension in Meistersinger
1:00 - 1:50: Victoria Bond: Inspiration for Wagner’s opera: Lortzing’s Hans Sachs (audio examples)
2:00 - 2:50: View from the Pit: Met Orchestra Musicians
3:00 - 3:50: Met Cast Roundtable
3:50 - 4:00: Discussion
(Special treat: Excerpt from the 2014 Meistersinger Seminar Roundtable with comments by James Morris, Johan Botha (RIP), and Annette Dasch.)

RECENT EVENTS:

Organ Recital of Transcriptions of Wagner Excerpts
Performed by Patrick Allen, Organist

Sunday September 26, 2021, 4:00pm ET

Program: Prelude from Tannhäuser, Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, Prelude from Der fliegende Holländer, and Finale (Walhall Scene) from Das Rheingold. These excerpts were transcribed by Edwin H. Lemare (1865-1934), one of the greatest organists of his era. They are notable for their emotion, dynamics, and color.

Patrick Allen is an organ and chamber music performer in the US and Europe. He has been organist and master of choristers at Grace Church since 2000 and is also organist at General Theological Seminary. The organ, shown at right, is the Bicentennial Organ, completed in 2013: a 77-stop, four manual mechanical action organ, built by Taylor and Boody Organbuilders

This was the opening and welcoming program of our 2021–2022 season: the ideal time to join or renew with our 43-year old 501(c)(3) membership organization. Please visit the Membership page on this website to access our secure online membership form.

New Year's Concert by Jeffrey Swann

The Wagner Society of New York was pleased to present A New Year's Concert by Jeffrey Swann with works by Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, and Wagner (from Tristan, Act II), Sunday, January 10, 3:00 - 4:15 pm EST. This event is now on YouTube: click here to watch!

The event was hosted by F. Peter Phillips, WSNY Secretary, and presented via Zoom. Jeffrey Swann is an internationally renowned pianist and Wagner scholar. In addition to his superb pianism, his stimulating commentary enhances his performances: an ideal way to begin the new year.

MASTERCLASS WITH STEPHEN GOULD NOW ON YOUTUBE

The masterclass with Stephen Gould, presented by the Wagner Society of New York, premiered on Dec. 11, is still available! The video will stream indefinitely on the WSNY YouTube channel, for your pleasure. Click here to watch it!

Stephen Gould, renowned international Heldentenor, coached three rising tenors, all Society awardees or grantees: Jeremy Brauner, Errin Duane Brooks, and Mauricio Trejo, accompanied by Craig Ketter, in six excerpts from the Wagner repertoire. A few comments:

"This was fantastic! Thank you for sharing this wonderful masterclass."
"So wise and smart...one of the finest and most intelligent Wagner singers of our day."
"Such a thrill and so enlightening to see a great singer really dig into the text and the music."

REMINDER: If you haven't renewed your membership, or wish to become a member of WSNY, click here to renew or join online, to keep au courant, or download our membership form and mail it with your check or credit card information.

The Metropolitan Opera is streaming from their archives every evening, for which we are very grateful.
Many U.S. companies are offering a wide and imaginative range of streamings and events. Go to company/organization websites for information, and check WSNY's frequent e-blasts for updates.

Also, Wagner (and other societies) and individuals are presenting excellent virtual events. 

We hope and long for the day when we will again be able to enjoy live performances. Streaming helps but is no substitute for the wonderful performers, orchestras, tech, and adminstrative support our institutions are capable of providing.