The Russian Parsifal?: Rimsky-Korsakov and the Invisible City of Kitezh.
Prof. Harlow Robinson. "The Russian Parsifal?: Rimsky-Korsakov and the Invisible City of Kitezh."
Prof. Harlow Robinson. "The Russian Parsifal?: Rimsky-Korsakov and the Invisible City of Kitezh."
Maestro Eve Queler and Rienzi. With solos by Jeremy Brauner and Mary Ann Stewart.
Marian Burleigh-Motley, PhD, lecturer. "Parsifal and French Symbolism." With solos by Amy Shoremount-Obra (WSNY awardee).
from Richard I to Richard III: Wagner, Strauss and Questions of Influence: Lecture by John Muller, Juilliard Professor
Commentary by colleagues, with illustrations and excerpts from his memoirs.
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Barry Millington will join us from England to discuss his recent research on the relationship among Wagner, painter Edward Burne-Jones, and author George Eliot.
Scholar Hans Vaget returns to offer thoughts on Wagner's relationship with America.
Professor Larry Wolff joins us to discuss Wagner's convictions of "Art and Social Transformation."