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COMING IN FEBURARY

A rare and fascinating topic: Professor Harlow Robinson will discuss " The Russian Parsifal: Rimsky-Korsakov and the Invisible City of Kitezh." The presentation will focus on the influence of Wagner's operas on Rimsky-Korsakov, and especially on Kitezh, with audio and visual illustrations.

Professor Robinson is Professor Emeritus, Department of History, Northeastern University, with a specialty in Russian studies. Full information and registration will be posted on this website.

RECENT EVENTS

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."

ALEX ROSS IN CONVERSATION WITH hEATH LEES

Thursday, November 19, 2020, from 6:00 to 7:00pm (EST): this event is now available on WSNY's YouTube Channel: Click here to view it!

Our special book offer is still available: Click here to order your copy of Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music for a special WSNY price of $29.99 (includes shipping – domestic only).

u.s. book launch of wagnerism

The Wagner Society of New York and Powerhouse Arena book store presented the Official U.S. Launch of Wagnerism by Alex Ross in Conversation with A.O. Scott on Monday, September 14. WSNY was represented by Scott Carlton, the Society's Director of Singer's Programs. A review of the book in Wagner Notes is forthcoming. Meanwhile:

• Click here to view the event video on You Tube!

• NEW! Click here for an online resource that contains really remarkable aides to topics throughout the book; you'll find a very carefully curated selection of texts and specific music clips. Enjoy!

About the Book.
Alex Ross, renowned New Yorker music critic and author of the international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art and politics—an aesthetic war zone where the Western world wrestled with its capacity for beauty and violence.

WSNY's recent Seminar/Webinar on Der fliegende Holländer is now available onYouTube!

Thank you to all those who partipated in our recent Seminar/Webinar on Der fliegende Holländer. Those who may have missed these special presentations can access both Sessions on WSNY's YouTube Channel, or by clicking on the links below:

• Session 1: Click here to view
• Session 2: Click here to view

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.