Upcoming Events

Talk with Stefan Vinke

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

Interview with heldentenor Stefan Vinke, Aegisth in Elektra, Siegfried in the 2019 Met Ring.

Wagner Masterclass

An Evening of Wagner Duets and Trios in a Masterclass with Carole Farley and Scott Carlton, with collaborative pianist Craig Ketter, presented by New York Chamber Music Festival, in collaboration with WSNY.

Tenors Clay Hilley and Issachah Savage

Description: Wagner Society grantees Clay Hilley and Issachah Savage recently recorded a thrilling interview with Society Singers Program Director Scott Carlton, and was videocast to WSNY members. For many years, […]

Lohengrin Vocal Showcase

Kaplan Penthouse 70 Lincoln Center Plz., New York, United States

In partnership with the Metropolitan Opera Guild, a vocal showcase featuring excerpts from Wagner's Lohengrin. Lohengrin is the third opera of Wagner’s middle period, and it continues a style of […]

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. […]

2023 Lohengrin Seminar

The Leonard Nimoy Thalia, Peter Norton Symphony Space 2537 Broadway at W 95th St, New York, NY, United States

Description: Our 42nd annual seminar, a half-day deep-dive into the world of Wagner’s Swan Knight. Moderated by composer and conductor Victoria Bond, with a presentation by Dr. Katherine Syer “Wagner’s […]

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 […]

Annual Recital with Shanley Horvitz

Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre 10 W 64th St., New York, NY, United States

Our Annual Recital featured mezzo-soprano Shanley Horvitz accompanied by pianist Craig Ketter in a selection of pieces by Wagner (including the Wesendonck Lieder), Ravel, Dvořák, and Janáček. Ms. Horvitz was […]

Maestro Thomas Guggeis on Conducting Wagner

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

Maestro Thomas Guggeis shared his insights into the challenges of conducting the Ring in Berlin and Der fliegende Holländer at the Metropolitan Opera, with particular emphasis on the influence of […]

Annual Meeting

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

The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to elect the 2023-24 Board of Directors and to hear reports of the 2022-23 Officers and Committees, and to conduct any other business that may be properly raised.