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BREAKING NEWS: MASTERCLASS WITH STEPHEN GOULD

December 11, from 7:00 pm to 9:00pm EST! Click here to register!
The Wagner Society of New York is honored to announce a masterclass with Stephen Gould, internationally renowned Heldentenor, presenting three rising Heldentenors chosen by the Society for this prestigious event. Mr. Gould will coach the young tenors on points of style, diction, technique, and drama in excerpts from Wagner operas. The participating singers are all Wagner Society of New York awardees or grantees, accompanied by Craig Ketter.

• Jeremy Brauner, who will sing Erik's Cavatina from Der Fliegende Holländer and Florestan's aria from Fidelio;
• Errin Duane Brooks, who will sing two excerpts from Tristan und Isolde; and
• Mauricio Trejo, who will sing an excerpt from Die Walküre and Siegfried's Forging Song.

This in-person, socially-distanced event was recorded recently. 

Registration Fee: $20.00 per person. All participants who register will receive an email ahead of time containing the link to this YouTube event, full details, and instructions on how to join. Click here to register!

ALEX ROSS IN CONVERSATION WITH hEATH LEES

Thursday, November 19, 2020, from 6:00 to 7:00pm (EST)

Special Book Offer: Click here to order. This event is now on WSNY's YouTube Channel. Click here to view it!

RECENT EVENTS

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

NOTE: The  Metropolitan Opera is streaming a classic Met in HD video performance every night -  for free. Bravo to the Met! All begin at 7:30 EDT and are viewable until 3:30 the next day on the  Met home page or via the Met on Demand app, where you can also view  Der Fliegende Holländer!

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.