Click on the above title to read this latest review, written by Harlow Robinson, a WSNY member and Professor of History, Emeritus, at Northeastern University, and the author of Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography and other books.
Click on the above title to read this latest review, written by Harlow Robinson, a WSNY member and Professor of History, Emeritus, at Northeastern University, and the author of Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography and other books.
BREAKING NEWS, EAGERLY ANTICIPATED! The Bayreuth Festival in Cinemas, on the Radio and on Television. Click on the link above to access the full Summer 2022 schedule!
On July 20, 2022, the Board of Directors elected John Ryan to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Wagner Society, and F. Peter Phillips to serve as President. Click on the title above to learn more.
A review of Frederick P. Walter's 4-Volume book by Simon Williams, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Theater and Dance, University of California at Santa Barbara from our July 2022 issue. Click on the link to view!
Click on the title above to access exclusive reviews by WSNY member Peter Phillips of all 13 of Wagner's operas being presented in Leipzig after each performance. Read the last review for Parsofal!
Click on the title above to read Bryan Gilliam's review from the May 2022 issue of Wagner Notes, an exclusive publication of the Wagner Society of New York.
WSNY Board Member and Secretary F. Peter Philips provides a report for Wagner Notes on his recent experience at this year's Bayreuth Festival. Click on the title above to view the article!
Click on the title above to read our latest Wagner Notes Exclusive Review by Berthold Hoeckner, Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music at the University of Chicago.
In 2013, WSNY bestowed the prestigious Anton Seidl award to the entire Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, in recognition of their excellence in the performance of Wagner's music. Today we are pleased to announce a donation from the Society of $5,000 to MET Orchestra Musicians, in continued gratitude and solidarity during the pandemic. We can't wait to hear them again!