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A View from the Prompter’s Box with Craig Rutenberg

National Opera Center 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, United States
Hybrid Hybrid Event

Former Head of Music Staff at the Metropolitan Opera, Craig Rutenberg explains what a prompter does, what preparation prompters undergo in a particular production, and how a good prompter can rescue performers from disaster. He will also discuss the various responsibilities of the music staff at the Met — from rehearsal pianist to diction coach to assistant conductor to prompter.

Free – $15.00

Reports from the 2024 Bayreuth Festival

National Opera Center 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, United States
Hybrid Hybrid Event

This annual event provides the unique opportunity for our members to learn some of the events and developments in this year’s Bayreuth Festival.  We will offer an illustrated discussion of the new production of Tristan und Isolde starring Andreas Schager and Camilla Nylund; receive a report from a Society member on his first visit to the Festival; hear from the three young artists whom the Society sponsored as part of the Festival’s Scholarship Program; and welcome a special guest, American bass Jordan Shanahan, who sang the role of Klingsor in the Jay Scheib “augmented reality” production of Parsifal.

Free – $15.00

Wagner From a Queer Perspective

National Opera Center 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, United States
Hybrid Hybrid Event

An exploration of recent works of interest to queer Wagnerians and the homosexuality of key people in Wagner’s circle (such as King Ludwig II and Wagner’s son Siegfried), Wagner’s fetishes with respect to satin and perfume, the unorthodox sexual relationships and ethics in Wagner’s life and works, and LGBTQ+ devotees to Wagner’s operas from the 19th century to today.

Free – $15.00

Art & Social Transformation

National Opera Center 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, United States
Hybrid Hybrid Event

Professor Larry Wolff joins us to discuss Wagner's convictions of "Art and Social Transformation."

Free – $15.00

“Long Live America!”: Wagner and the New World

National Opera Center 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, United States
Hybrid Hybrid Event

Scholar Hans Vaget returns to offer thoughts on Wagner's relationship with America.

Free – $15.00

Recent Wagner Productions

National Opera Center 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Description: Our well-traveled Society members reported on productions of Wagner operas in the U.S. and abroad, including Opera Atlanta’s Das Rheingold, the Bayreuth Festival’s Parsifal, and Ring Cycles in Budapest and Vienna. We also had a presentation by bass-baritone Joseph Parrish, our 2023 Bayreuth stipendiat, and a talk with two young WSNY members about their […]

Wagner & German Nationalism with Prof. Michael P. Steinberg

National Opera Center 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Description: Prof. Michael P. Steinberg of Brown University and co-curator of the recent exhibit in Berlin’s German Historical Museum explained the influence of Wagner on German nationalism in the mid-19th century and its lasting impact on German self-identity. As Prof. Steinberg explained to The New York Times, “You can’t have a naïve and beautiful production […]

Wagner’s Music in Classic Hollywood Cartoons

National Opera Center 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Description: Scholarship met fun in this delightful evening. Prof. Goldmark opened our eyes to the pervasive presence of Richard Wagner in the popular American culture of the mid 20th Century. Profusely illustrated by clips of hilarious cartoons such as the classic What’s Opera, Doc? which is the source of the immortal lines, “Kill the wabbit” […]

Joseph W. Polisi: “Beacon to the World: A History of Lincoln Center”

3 West Club 3 W51st. St., New York, United States

Description: In a special presentation and book signing hosted by the Wagner Society of New York, Joseph W. Polisi offered a summary and archival images of the creation and growth of Lincoln Center, drawn from his recent book, Beacon to the World: A History of Lincoln Center. Copies of the book were available for sale […]