Mathilde Wesendonck: Isolde’s Dream
2017-10-06 00:00 UTC | NY
Judith Cabaud, author: Mathilde Wesendonck: Isolde’s Dream. With book signing.

“The Disillusionment of Revolutionaries: Wagner, Frank Castorf, and the Ring”
2017-11-13 00:00
talk with Mark Berry

“Shining the Ring: Revisiting It as a Director”
2017-12-08 00:00
Francesca Zambello, director of San Francisco Ring: “Shining the Ring: Revisiting It as a Director”; with Maestro Donald Runnicles, conductor of the Ring.

Holiday Recital
2018-01-06 00:00
Clay Hilley, tenor, and Abdiel Vázquez, piano.

Vocal Showcase
2018-01-28 00:00
Vocal showcase: Parsifal, with commentary, joint event with Met Opera Guild. WSNY grantees: Leah Crowne, Mauricio Trejo, John Dominick III.

Parsifal Seminar
2018-02-18 00:00
Annual Seminar: Parsifal. Speakers: William Kinderman, Katherine Syer, Sarah Kay, Jeffrey Swann. Met Cast Roundtable: Evelyn Herlitzius, Peter Mattei, and Evgeny Nikitin. Moderator: F. Peter Phillips.

"The Ring as Eco-Parable"
2018-03-22 00:00
Talk with Thomas S. Grey

Mignon Dunn reception
2018-05-20 00:00
Special Contributors Reception: presentation of Anton Seidl Award to Mignon Dunn, mezzo-soprano.

“Birgit Nilsson – A League of Her Own”
2018-05-20 00:00
Exclusive Screening of a 90-minute documentary: “Birgit Nilsson – A League of Her Own.”

Birgit Nilsson Centenary Tribute
2018-06-13 00:00
Centenary Tribute to Birgit Nilsson: Ken Benson, host.

Annual Meeting
2018-06-27 00:00
Annual business meeting, book sale, screening of excerpts from Centenary Tribute.

Summer Festivals
2018-09-21 00:00
Bayerische Staatsoper and Bayreuth. Presentations by WSNY Members

Hungarian Opera—Past and Present
2018-10-09 00:00
Highlighting the visit of the Hungarian State Opera and National Ballet.

“Wagner’s Sonic Explorations.”
2018-12-07 00:00
Saul Lilienstein: “Wagner’s Sonic Explorations.”

Piotr Beczala, tenor
2019-01-14 00:00
Interview and reception in honor of Piotr Beczala, tenor.

“Leonard Bernstein at 100: A Master Wagnerian.”
2019-01-23 00:00
Michael Sherwin: “Leonard Bernstein at 100: A Master Wagnerian.”

“Ring Cycle: Vocal Showcase"
2019-02-24 00:00
Collaboration with Metropolitan Opera Guild, featuring six WSNY grantees.

Seminar: “New Insights into Wagner’s Ring Cycle”
2019-03-31 00:00
Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Gundula Kreuzer, Hannah Chan-Hartley, Alexander K. Rothe, Prof. Simon Williams; moderator: Robert J. Sweeney. Met Cast Roundtable: Christine Goerke, Greer Grimsley, Tomasz Konieczny, Stefan Vinke.

2019 Ring Cycle Seminar

Michael Volle, baritone
2019-04-14 00:00
Reception in honor of Michael Volle, baritone: an appreciation to Special Contributor Members.

“Narcissism in the Ring: How to Find Yourself in Wagner’s Greatest Work.”
2019-05-01 00:00
Talk with Paul de Quenoy

Unique Materials in the Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library
2019-05-03 00:00, 2019-05-10 00:00
Jennifer B. Lee, curator: Unique Materials in the Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library (exhibit and talk), followed by lunch.

Rhine Journey on the Hudson
2019-05-05
115 WSNY Members, Met Ring cast members and guests mingled aboard the Cloud Nine IV under the command of our fearless captain.

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2019 Rhine Cruise on the Hudson-1

Nathalie Wagner, (WSNY President) with Kirsten Chambers (Helmwige cover), Stefan Vinke (Siegfried), Mary Phillips (Rossweise), Kelly Cae Hogan (Gerhilde).

Das Rheingold Pre-Performance Reception
2019-05-06
2019 Ring Cycle Reception

2019 Pre-Performance Ring Cycle Reception

“The Norns and the Magic of Time.”
2019-05-08 00:00
presentation by Jeffrey Swann

Wagner Birthday Recital
2019-05-19 00:00
Suzanne Hendrix, mezzo (WSNY?Robert Lauch Endowed Fund awardee), and Carami Hilaire, soprano (WSNY?awardee), with reception.

Bayreuth Festival Highlights
2019-09-20 00:00
Bayreuth Festival Highlights: German Bravo-Casas on Siegfried Wagner’s life and career; John Muller on the new production of Tannhäuser ; Scott Carlton on the anniversary of Wolfgang Wagner’s birth and his years as Director of the Bayreuth Festival.

A View from the Podium: Eve Queler on Conducting Wagner
2019-10-23 00:00
Eve Queler on Conducting Wagner, with booksigning of her memoir A View from the Podium.

Die Feen at The Glimmerglass Festival
2019-11-13 00:00
Francesca Zambello and Die Feen, with cast members and production team scheduled for The Glimmerglass Festival.

Honoring Stephen Gould
2019-11-16 00:00
Reception in honor of Stephen Gould, heldentenor (appearing with NY Philharmonic), with interview.
