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SUMMARY:Bayreuth Artist Talk: Mika Kares
DESCRIPTION:Join us in 2026 for the Bayreuth Artists Talks Series\, an engaging opportunity to connect with the exceptional performers of the Bayreuth Festival. This event presents Mika Kares\, singing Fasolt in Das Rheingold\, Hunding in Die Walküre\, and Hagen in Götterdämmerung\, as well as Daland in Der fliegende Holländer. In 2025 Mr. Kares also sang Heinrich der Vogler in Lohengrin. These intimate sessions offer audiences a rare glimpse behind the scenes as artists reflect on their careers\, share insights into their roles and creative processes\, and discuss the unique experience of performing at Bayreuth. With a relaxed and informal setting\, these conversations provide a deeper understanding of the works the artists bring to life on stage\, making each event a memorable encounter with the people behind the music. \nMika Kares has established himself as one of today’s internationally most sought-after basses. His vast repertoire covers all the great Italian and German composers such as Verdi\, Wagner and Mozart\, in addition to the most important roles of the slavic and Finnish tradition. \nDistinguished by his colourful bass voice\, Kares regularly guests at the most renowned houses and festivals worldwide and has worked with conductors including Christian Thielemann\, Simone Young\, Teodor Currentzis\, Nikolaus Harnoncourt\, Fabio Luisi\, Marc Minkowski\, Zubin Mehta\, Riccardo Muti\, Franz Welser-Möst\, Sebastian Weigle\, François-Xavier Roth\, Klaus Mäkelä\, Kent Nagano\, Kirill Petrenko\, Marco Armiliato\, Thomas Guggeis and Tarmo Peltokoski. \nRecent seasons’ opera highlights include i.a. Hagen/Götterdämmerung at the Bayreuth Festival\, the Vienna State Opera and Berlin State Opera (where he also sang Fasolt and Hunding\, as well as Vodník/Rusalka\, Ivan/Khovanshchina and Zaccaria/Nabucco in new productions)\, Bluebeard/Bluebeard’s Castle at the Salzburg Festival\, Sarastro/Die Zauberflöte at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and Munich’s Bavarian State Opera\, Il Commendatore/Don Giovanni at The Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Salzburg and Savonlinna Festivals\, Daland/The Flying Dutchman at the Lyric Opera\, Fafner/Das Rheingold and Jacopo Fiesco/Simon Boccanegra at the Opéra National de Paris\, King Heinrich/Lohengrin\, King Marke/Tristan und Isolde\, Padre Guardiano/La forza del destino and Balthazar/La Favorite at the Bavarian State Opera\, Gremin/Eugene Onegin at the Vienna State Opera\, Landgraf Hermann/Tannhäuser at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and the Zurich Opera\, Zaccaria/Nabucco at Deutsche Oper Berlin\, Inquisitor/The Fiery Angel at Teatro Real de Madrid\, Great Inquisitor/Don Carlo at Teatro alla Scala\, and Ramfis/Aida at Théâtre Royale de La Monnaie in Brussels\, as well as the monumental Finnish roles of Antti/The Horseman (A. Sallinen) at the Finnish National Opera and Paavo/The Last Temptations (J. Kokkonen) at Opera Tampere and the Savonlinna Opera Festival\, where he recently also made his debut as Boris Godunow. \nIn addition\, Mika Kares is very sought after as a concert singer\, his broad repertoire including key works such as Mozart’s Requiem\, Rossini’s Stabat Mater\, Beethoven’s Symphony No 9 and Missa Solemnis\, Verdi’s Messa da Requiem\, Mahler’s Symphony No 8\, as well as Shostakovich’s Symphonies No 13 and 14. \nIn the upcoming 2026-27 season Kares will be back in Paris for the fourth and final instalment of Bieito’s RING\, Götterdämmerung\, performing his signature role Hagen\, followed by two complete cycles. Subsequently\, he will return to the Royal Opera House as Hagen for the final part of Barrie Kosky’s RING. In addition\, he will be going on a RING concert tour with Opernhaus Zürich as Fasolt/Hunding/Hagen with performances at the Paris Philharmonie and the New York Carnegie Hall. \nThis in-person-only event will take place at the Arvena Kongress Hotel in Bayreuth\, Germany. \nTickets are $15 in advance online\, €15 cash or credit card at the door. \nGet the Series: all six artists talks for $60 (a $30 savings). Pre-purchase is recommended to expedite entry and seating.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/bayreuth-artist-talk-mika-kares/
LOCATION:Arvena Kongress Hotel\, Eduard-Bayerlin Str. 5a\, Bayreuth\, 95445\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Bayreuth
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260817T140000
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SUMMARY:Rienzi Farewell Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Join Bayreuth attendees for a final lunch on Monday\, 17 August before the end of the Festival. We’ve got a large table reserved at Oskar: Das Wirtshaus am Markt in the heart of the old city and a reliable provider of traditional Bavarian fare. Enjoy a refreshing Weissbier or lemonade\, and wrestle with a Schweinshaxe while discussing Ring 10010110\, the Bayreuth experience\, and the highly anticipated Rienzi production. We’re keeping this lunch strictly from 12:00 noon till 2:00 p.m. in order to give everyone time to change before the 4:00 performance. Guests are of course responsible for their own checks. \nRSVP by Friday\, 14 August at 12:00 noon CEST. If the event is full\, submit your name and e-mail address in the form below to be added to the waitlist and be notified by e-mail of any openings.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/rienzi-farewell-luncheon/
LOCATION:Oskar: Das Wirtshaus am Markt\, Maximilianstraße 33\, Bayreuth\, Bayern\, 95444\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Bayreuth,Reception
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T170000
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SUMMARY:Wagnerzimmer Private Tour in Eckersdorf
DESCRIPTION:The Wagner Society of New York is happy to organize a tour for our members of the Wagnerzimmer. \n\n\nThis event is only open to Wagner Society Members – either the Wagner Society of New York or another Wagner Society. \n\nWhen the Wagner family moved to Bayreuth in April 1872\, their first residence was in nearby Donndorf: the Hotel Fantaisie\, located in the immediate vicinity of Fantaisie Palace and its park. Richard Wagner moved into the rooms on the top floor of the hotel\, later known as the “Wagnerzimmer\,” on April 27\, 1872\, for a period of five months.\n\nToday\, the “Wagner Room” is a place of remembrance and encounter. Through private initiative\, the rooms have been restored to their original condition as far as possible. The original furniture has also been returned to its original place. \n \n\nThe tour will begin at 11:00am at the Wagnerzimmer outside the Hotel Fantaisie (Bamberger Strasse 5\, 95488 Eckersdorf). \nFor those interested in journeying to the Wagnerzimmer as a group via public transportation\, a WSNY representative will guide a group of members from the Bayreuth ZOH (95444 Bayreuth) Bus station beginning at 10:20am.  \n\n\nTravel options:\n\n\nGroup Travel by Public Transit: \nFor those wanting to travel by group\, Johannes Fischer\, a Wagner Society of New York representative\, will guide members to the Wagnerzimmer via public transportation. For those interested\, we will take the 10:30 375 bus from the Bayreuth ZOH station to Eckersdorf.\n\n\nPlease arrive by 10:20 to allow for flexibility should the bus arrive a little later or earlier.  We will not wait for any late arrivals. A one way ticket will cost around 3 euro. Tickets can be purchased via the Deutsche Bahn website or app. \nIndividual Travel by Public Transit: Want to get to Donndorf earlier and explore? You can take busses: 373 (Direction: Oberwaiz Am Schnapper\, Eckersdorf); 375 (Direction:Bruck\, Eckersdorf); or 396 (Direction: Gasthof Zur Post\, Gößweinstein) to the stop Donndorf Hotel Fantaisie\, Eckersdorf. \n\n\nBy Car: Travelling by private car or taxi? The Wagnerzimmer’s address is Bamberger Strasse 5\, 95488 Eckersdorf. To order a Taxi\, it is advised to call more than an hour ahead of time to arrange your travel. You can arrange your taxi travel with your hotel reception or by calling a Taxi Company directly: Taxi Union +49 (0)921 22 333. A one-way taxi trip from the Bayreuth city center will cost around 25 euro.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/wagnerzimmer-tour/
CATEGORIES:Bayreuth,Excursion
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SUMMARY:Rienzi in HD
DESCRIPTION:Rienzi\, Wagner’s third opera\, was once his greatest success. The story of the Roman tribune combines rise and fall\, private tragedy and public vision. The original score is considered lost. This rarely performed work serves as a link between Grand Opéra and music drama\, with orchestral power and emotional depth. The performance in Bayreuth is a unique opportunity to rediscover Wagner’s early triumph – where it has never been heard before. \nFor the third consecutive year\, WSNY continues bringing Bayreuth premieres to our members as an HD cinema experience. \nTickets will be available to Members Only in August 2026. \nThe screening will take place over two nights (Monday 15 September and Tuesday 16 September) and shown in two parts.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/rienzi-in-hd/2026-09-15/
LOCATION:Dolby Screening Room\, 1350 Avenue of the Americas\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bayreuth,Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T220000
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SUMMARY:Rienzi in HD
DESCRIPTION:Rienzi\, Wagner’s third opera\, was once his greatest success. The story of the Roman tribune combines rise and fall\, private tragedy and public vision. The original score is considered lost. This rarely performed work serves as a link between Grand Opéra and music drama\, with orchestral power and emotional depth. The performance in Bayreuth is a unique opportunity to rediscover Wagner’s early triumph – where it has never been heard before. \nFor the third consecutive year\, WSNY continues bringing Bayreuth premieres to our members as an HD cinema experience. \nTickets will be available to Members Only in August 2026. \nThe screening will take place over two nights (Monday 15 September and Tuesday 16 September) and shown in two parts.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/rienzi-in-hd/2026-09-16/
LOCATION:Dolby Screening Room\, 1350 Avenue of the Americas\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bayreuth,Film Screening
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SUMMARY:Paris Ring 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Wagner Society of New York has obtained a block of tickets for the first cycle of the complete Ring des Nibelungen from November 6-13 2026 at Opéra Bastille\, Paris\, France. This offer is available only to WSNY Members of record as of November 11\, 2025. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are in the ‘Category 1’ of the Orchestra (Parterre/Stalls) section for the operas of the first Ring Cycle (Das Rheingold 6 November 2026\, Die Walküre 7 November 2026\, Siegfried 10 November 2026\, Götterdämmerung 13 November 2026). The cost is $1000.21 for one ticket to each opera (a complete Ring Cycle)\, reflecting a $909.28 ticket cost and a $90.93 contribution to the WSNY. In addition to tickets for the complete Cycle\, purchasers also receive access to the entire cultural program linked to the Festival\, and light refreshments during the first intervals. For complete information and questions about subscription benefits please consult the Opéra de Paris online HERE. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicket sales open on Sunday\, November 30 at 12:00 noon EST and close on Thursday\, April 30 2026 at 12:00 EST or when sold out. Purchase requires the payment of $1000.21 per ticket\, payable online via credit card. Your purchase guarantees your tickets\, which will be allocated once sales have closed. Limit two tickets per member. \nAfter availability has been fulfilled\, you may join the waitlist to be notified of possible further availability \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllocations will begin once sales are complete. The Wagner Society of New York has priced tickets at the EUR-USD exchange rate to which it was subject at the time of purchase on your behalf\, and has added a 10% contribution portion to the total ticket price. All sales are final. Tickets will be downloadable as PDF print-at-home E-Tickets. They are not personalized or inscribed with the name of the purchaser. The Wagner Society of New York is not able to assist with transportation\, lodging\, or other travel arrangements.
URL:https://wagnersocietyny.org/event/paris-ring-2026-request/
LOCATION:Opéra Bastille\, Pl. de la Bastille\, Paris\, 75012\, France
CATEGORIES:Concertgoing
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