Join WSNY Members and Guests for a post-performance brunch at 9 Mile Station, a rooftop restaurant at Ponce City Market in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward. Enjoy a casual meet-up to discuss Siegfried and take in the sweeping views of the Atlanta Skyline.
Members of the Wagner Society of New York have been invited to special events around the Saturday, April 26, 2025 performance of Siegfried at Atlanta Opera.
Join fellow WSNY Members, representatives of the Houston Grand Opera, and other special guests for an intermission reception during the Friday, April 25 premiere of Tannhäuser at the Houston Grand Opera.
The WSNY celebrates our 2024 Lauch Memorial Award winner, tenor Shawn Roth in an intimate recital at Scandinavia House in Manhattan.
Join Wagner Society of New York members for a performance of the new play, "Last Call," inspired by the final meeting of Herbert von Karajan and Leonard Bernstein.
Conductor Jakob Lehmann presents an exploration of the fascinating relationship between Anton Bruckner and Richard Wagner - a connection that was characterized by one-sided admiration and disappointed hopes. The younger revered the elder, even if the latter did not always fulfill his few promises. For Bruckner, however, Wagner always remained the 'master of all masters.'
Organist Christopher Houlihan performs transcriptions of Wagner's compositions and other works, in this program co-presented with the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
The Wagner Society of New York and the New York Philharmonic Young New Yorkers are co-hosting a post-performance reception on Saturday, January 18 after the Ring Without Words concert.
Join fellow members in this exciting performance of Lorin Maazel's Ring without Words: On the heels of her success at the Bayreuth Festival, Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the New York Philharmonic this wordless distillation of The Ring Cycle at David Geffen Hall. Prime group tickets at a 15% discount and no fees - seating is limited.
In his decades-long career as a musician, Doug Adams has remained in-demand as a performer, a composer/arranger, an author, and a lecturer. He was selected by Howard Shore to observe and document his work on The Lord of the Rings films – a score performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, eventually exceeding 13 hours, and consistently cited as one of the best film scores ever written.
This is the Society’s annual “deep dive” into a Wagner-related work currently in the repertory of the Metropolitan Opera. This year we will visit a work that many regard as Richard Strauss’s masterpiece: Die Frau ohne Schatten. Speakers include Prof. Bryan Gilliam of Duke University, Prof. Larry Wolff of New York University, and our very popular Singers’ Roundtable featuring members of the cast of the Met production. Critic and lecturer David Shengold will return as our Moderator.
Intermission Meet-Up: Saturday, 7 December Matinée of Die Frau ohne Schatten - the performance before our Seminar - come say Hi to fellow WSNY members from near and far. It's a great chance to mingle with fellow opera enthusiasts, share your thoughts on the performance so far, and connect with like-minded people who appreciate great music and conversation.