Ticket Requests for WSNY Members for the 2026 Bayreuth Festival, including performances of the Ring, Parsifal, Der fliegende Holländer, and Rienzi are now open - members may submit their requests online now.
Richard Wagner's music is the most significant aesthetic association with Adolf Hitler and the musical stylings of National Socialism. However, in fact how clear was the connection between the musical romanticism of the late 1800s and the catastrophic, genocidal warfare of the 1940s? Dr. Alexandra Birch discusses her 2025 book, Hitler's Twilight of the Gods: Music and the Orchestration of War and Genocide in Europe in an historical context.
Bass Günther Groissböck performs selected works—including some rarities—by 19th-century composers including R. Schumann, Rott, Bruckner, Wolf, G. Mahler, and R. Strauss in Zankel Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall on Sunday December 3 (matinée).
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, and connect with like-minded people who appreciate great music and conversation. Whether you’re a long-time member or new to the Society, we’d love to see you there and hear your insights.
A special event celebrating the release of The Music of the Ring: A Comprehensive Study of the Leitmotives and How They Are Used in Der Ring des Nibelungen. This monumental book offers an unparalleled deep dive into Wagner’s use of leitmotif, analyzing thousands of individual moments and hundreds of thematic phrases. With its meticulous detail and structural insights, it promises to become an essential resource for scholars, performers, and seriously engaged listeners alike.
Thursday, January 29 performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto (with María Dueñas) and Richard Strauss's Elektra Suite, with Manfred Honeck on the podium. 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, and connect with like-minded people who appreciate great music and conversation. Whether you’re a long-time member or new to the Society, we’d love to see you there and hear your insights.
A Five-Part Course exploring Tristan und Isolde: since its premiere in 1865, the work has exerted an overwhelming impact on audiences. To understand Wagner’s world of longing, night, and death, explore Tristan in a variety of ways, starting with the sources, the creation of the libretto, and the genesis of the work. The primary focus of the course is on Wagner’s use of erotically-charged chromatic harmonies, an orchestral web of leitmotifs, and subtle orchestration to embody the inner, psychological world of his characters and the overall musical drama. In collaboration with Juilliard Extension.
A Five-Part Course exploring Tristan und Isolde: since its premiere in 1865, the work has exerted an overwhelming impact on audiences. To understand Wagner’s world of longing, night, and death, explore Tristan in a variety of ways, starting with the sources, the creation of the libretto, and the genesis of the work. The primary focus of the course is on Wagner’s use of erotically-charged chromatic harmonies, an orchestral web of leitmotifs, and subtle orchestration to embody the inner, psychological world of his characters and the overall musical drama. In collaboration with Juilliard Extension.
A Five-Part Course exploring Tristan und Isolde: since its premiere in 1865, the work has exerted an overwhelming impact on audiences. To understand Wagner’s world of longing, night, and death, explore Tristan in a variety of ways, starting with the sources, the creation of the libretto, and the genesis of the work. The primary focus of the course is on Wagner’s use of erotically-charged chromatic harmonies, an orchestral web of leitmotifs, and subtle orchestration to embody the inner, psychological world of his characters and the overall musical drama. In collaboration with Juilliard Extension.
A Five-Part Course exploring Tristan und Isolde: since its premiere in 1865, the work has exerted an overwhelming impact on audiences. To understand Wagner’s world of longing, night, and death, explore Tristan in a variety of ways, starting with the sources, the creation of the libretto, and the genesis of the work. The primary focus of the course is on Wagner’s use of erotically-charged chromatic harmonies, an orchestral web of leitmotifs, and subtle orchestration to embody the inner, psychological world of his characters and the overall musical drama. In collaboration with Juilliard Extension.
Virtuoso pianist Mao Fujita performs Wagner's "In das Album der Fürstin Metternich," WWV 94, Liszt's transcription Isoldes Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, as well as other works by Beethoven, Berg, Mendelssohn, and Brahms - at Stern Auditorium in Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, March 4.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, and connect with like-minded people who appreciate great music and conversation. Whether you’re a long-time member or new to the Society, we’d love to see you there and hear your insights.
Intermission Meet-Up: for all performances of the Metropolitan Opera's of Tristan und Isolde with Lise Davidsen's role debut and a new production by Yuval Sharon. 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. Whether you’re a long-time member or new to the Society, we’d love to see you there and hear your insights.
A Five-Part Course exploring Tristan und Isolde: since its premiere in 1865, the work has exerted an overwhelming impact on audiences. To understand Wagner’s world of longing, night, and death, explore Tristan in a variety of ways, starting with the sources, the creation of the libretto, and the genesis of the work. The primary focus of the course is on Wagner’s use of erotically-charged chromatic harmonies, an orchestral web of leitmotifs, and subtle orchestration to embody the inner, psychological world of his characters and the overall musical drama. In collaboration with Juilliard Extension.