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 […]
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 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 […]
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.
Artist Talk: Klaus Florian Vogt Date/Time: August 21, 2023 10:00 am Description: Exploring the works in-depth with the artists performing in the Festival, here speaking with Klaus Florian Vogt (Tannhäuser […]
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 […]
Description: Our guest speaker, Maestro David Chan, in his 24th season as concertmaster of New York's Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, which performs almost daily under a constantly changing series of conductors. […]
Documentary screening Global Wagner – From Bayreuth to the World is not a biography of Richard Wagner, nor is it a musicological analysis of his work. This is a documentary […]
Tannhäuser Seminar "I still owe the world a Tannhäuser" - Richard Wagner A half-day exploration of Wagner's opera, our annual seminar offers a deep-dive into the work and coincides with […]
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."