Essentials for your calendar: WSNY's many upcoming events. 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. Looking ahead:

• Nov. 13 (Wed.), 7:00 pm  Francesca Zambello and Die Feen, Wagner's first opera. At Liederkranz Foundation, 6 East 87th St., NYC. Info from Zambello about her presentation of the 2020 Glimmerglass production: "When I come in November I will be bringing Alexandra Shiner (soprano) singing Ada; Emily Misch (soprano) singing Lora; Ian Koziara (tenor) singing Arindal; and Joseph Colaneri (Music Director & Conductor). They will do selections from the opera. Also Constance Hoffmann, Costume Designer, and Adrianne Lobel, Set Designer. We will do a really wonderful preview!!"
  • The presentation will include info on the full Glimmerglass season from July 16 to August 21, including 8 performances of Die Feen conducted by Joseph Colanari, Music Director & Conductor) as well as travel and packages.
  • No reservations. Members and students: Free; Non-members: $10.00. Cash bar. Please note early starting time.
• Dec. 6 (Fri.), 7:30 pm: Saul Lilienstein, lecturer: "Wagner and Brahms: the War of the Romantics." At the Liederkranz, 6 East 87th St., NYC. Prof. Lilienstein: "A fresh re-imagining of the fascinating relationship between these  great composers and their music." No reservations. Members and students: Free; Non-members: $10.00. Cash bar.
• Feb. 23 (Sun.), 2:00pm: Vampire opera! Screening of Der fliegende Holländer, a 1964 ground-breaking feature film by Joachim Herz; introduction by Hilan Warshaw.
• March 15 (Sun.), 12:00pm: Seminar on Der fliegende Holländer. Highlighting the new Met production. With Victoria Bond, Prof. Peter Bloom, Joe Pearce, Hans Vaget, and Met Cast Roundtable.

NEW UPDATE: Wagner In the U.S. and Canada...
Click here for the recently updated 2019-20 comprehensive list of performances, performers, and creative team (if known) of Wagner operas on these shores. The list will be updated as new information is received. You don't have to go abroad to hear and see great performances!

Special Note: Jan. Midwinter break: Wozzeck: new production at the Met, December-January, with Peter Mattei (conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin)