BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Wagner Society of New York - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Wagner Society of New York X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Wagner Society of New York REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:19960101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T160000 DTSTAMP:20260626T044219 CREATED:20260322T073953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T062811Z UID:10000837-1779458400-1779465600@wagnersocietyny.org SUMMARY:Singers Competition Finals 2026 DESCRIPTION:Hear the future of Wagnerian singing: Our annual Singers Competition Finals will take place on Friday\, May 22. Our members are invited to attend the final auditions\, where they can be introduced to some of the most promising young Wagner voices from around the world. The Wagner Society of New York is proud to have supported young artists through grants and awards for over 30 years. Awards are funded by generous Society members who established the Robert Lauch Memorial Endowed Fund\, the Ursula Springer Endowed Fund\, as well as The Fund for Singers\, and by those who continue to honor their legacy with their contributions. This year\, Finalists will be presenting excerpts from Wagner and other works of similar dramatic vocal character. Update: Our 2026 special guest judge will be Craig Rutenberg\, alongside Cori Ellison\, Tyson Deaton\, Deborah Surdi\, Ken Benson\, and Roger Malouf.\nLearn more about the Singers Awards and competition requirements online here.\n\nFinalists: To be announced. Deliberations and Announcement of Winners will immediately follow.\n\nVenue & accessibility: Merkin Hall\, Kaufman Music Center\, 129 W 67th Street (betw. Broadway and Amsterdam)\, New York\, NY 10023. The auditorium and restrooms are completely accessible. \n\nAdmission: Attendance is open exclusively to WSNY Members.  There is no charge for admission but members are asked to consider making a generous donation to the Fund for Singers when registering for this event. URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/singers-competition-finals-2026/ LOCATION:Merkin Hall\, 129 W 67th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States CATEGORIES:Award END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180520T000000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180520T000000 DTSTAMP:20260626T044219 CREATED:20231006T174238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231006T174238Z UID:10000396-1526774400-1526774400@wagnersocietyny.org SUMMARY:Mignon Dunn reception DESCRIPTION:Special Contributors Reception: presentation of Anton Seidl Award to Mignon Dunn\, mezzo-soprano. URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/mignon-dunn-reception/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Award,Reception END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160505T000000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160505T000000 DTSTAMP:20260626T044219 CREATED:20231104T184252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T184252Z UID:10000421-1462406400-1462406400@wagnersocietyny.org SUMMARY:Tribute to Waltraud Meier DESCRIPTION:Tribute to Waltraud Meier\, Met soprano (for special contributor members).  Interview with F. Paul Driscoll; message from Mo. Daniel Barenboim\, remarks by distinguished guests; presentation of Anton Seidl Award. URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/tribute-to-waltraud-meier/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Award END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20100203T000000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20100203T000000 DTSTAMP:20260626T044219 CREATED:20231104T195139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T195139Z UID:10000480-1265155200-1265155200@wagnersocietyny.org SUMMARY:A Tribute to Plácido Domingo DESCRIPTION:A Tribute to Plácido Domingo: multi-media program and presentation of Anton Seidl Award. URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/a-tribute-to-placido-domingo/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Award END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20090330T000000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20090330T000000 DTSTAMP:20260626T044219 CREATED:20231104T195226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T195226Z UID:10000494-1238371200-1238371200@wagnersocietyny.org SUMMARY:Anton Seidl Awards DESCRIPTION:Reception and presentation of Anton Seidl Awards to Otto Schenk and Günther Schneider-Siemssen. URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/anton-seidl-awards/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Award END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20050318T000000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20050318T000000 DTSTAMP:20260626T044219 CREATED:20231104T195507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T195507Z UID:10000557-1111104000-1111104000@wagnersocietyny.org SUMMARY:The 2005 Seattle Opera Ring DESCRIPTION:Speight Jenkins. “The 2005 Seattle Opera Ring.” With presentation of Anton Seidl Award to Mr. Jenkins.   URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/the-2005-seattle-opera-ring/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Award,Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20020107T000000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20020107T000000 DTSTAMP:20260626T044219 CREATED:20231104T214016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T214016Z UID:10000583-1010361600-1010361600@wagnersocietyny.org SUMMARY:Anton Seidl Award DESCRIPTION:The second presentation of the Anton Seidl Award. As the opening program of its 25th Anniversary Year\, the Society presented its prestigious award jointly to Birgit Nilsson\, soprano (in absentia) and to Jon Vickers\, heldentenor (in person). Honorary Co-Chairmen: Mr. Peter Schori\, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden to the UN\, and Mr. Michael B. Phillips\, Consul General\, Canadian Consulate General\, New York. Program included photo displays\, audio highlights presented by Joe Pearce\, video excerpts of performances\, video clip of Birgit Nilsson’s appearance at James Levine’s 25th Anniversary gala\, and a live interview with Mr. Vickers; Lew Grenville\, interviewer. Scrolls were presented to Mr. Vickers and to Mignon Dunn (Met Opera mezzo-soprano and colleague of the awardees)\, accepting on behalf of Mme. Nilsson. New York Genealogical Society\, 7:30 p.m. URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/anton-seidl-award/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Award,Reception END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:19970504T000000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:19970504T000000 DTSTAMP:20260626T044219 CREATED:20231105T012148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231105T012148Z UID:10000677-862704000-862704000@wagnersocietyny.org SUMMARY:Anton Seidl Award: First Presentation. DESCRIPTION:The Society created this award to honor individuals who have made major and lasting contributions to the performance and appreciation of Wagner’s music dramas in the U.S. Maestro James Levine was the first recipient of the Award\, which he received in person. Residence of Hester Diamond and Ralph Kaminsky; Sunday\, 2:00-4:30 p.m. URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/anton-seidl-award-first-presentation/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Award END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR