Wagner Society Blogs

Posted August 20, 2021

"Asmik Grigorian" - photo by Joan Lam Der fliegende Holländer - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8dtRIFVmDw&t=22s REVIEW: At Bayreuth, it is Tcherniakov’s Der fliegende Holländer we see while Oksana Lyniv lets us hear Wagner’s – Seen and Heard International https://seenandheard-international.com/2021/07/at-bayreuth-it-is-tchern… Dimitri Tcherniakov was…

Posted August 11, 2021

Archival videos from Bayreuth https://www.dg-premium.com/bayreuth-festival-2021/ Some are free of charge and others require a modest fee. Enjoy!

Posted August 05, 2021

2021 August REBOARDCAST begins on AUGUST 7 with Tannhaüser and Die Walküre: http://operacast.com/bayreuth_2021.htm* 2021 CONCERT schedule begins with PARSIFAL on August 10: http://operacast.com/bayreuth_2021.htm#walkure* * A bit confusing - check both links above for complete full stage production and concert schedules.

Posted August 05, 2021

Wagner's Die Meistersinger Streaming August 7, 10:00 AM to August 8, 11:59 PM (PST). https://sfopera.com/online/streaming/?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=ema…

Posted August 04, 2021

Poster August 4, 2021 WAGNER’S DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG STREAMS THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 AT 10AM TO AUGUST 8 AT 11:59PM https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGkZkLqPMFXnxRRnpjzphnbztsr

Posted March 06, 2021

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE! Due to the presentation of the San Francisco Opera Ring on Saturdays in March, our webinar has been moved to Sunday March 14th at 1:00 p.m. Don't forget to spring forward! This is quite appropriate…

Posted January 26, 2021

WHAT’S ON DECK: YOUR FEBRUARY STREAMING SCHEDULE Lohengrin WAGNER’S LOHENGRIN FEBRUARY 6–7 He’s a dream come true — a prince charming, sent to defend an innocent young woman from a dangerous lie. There’s only one catch: No one can ever…

Posted December 30, 2020

Something to chuckle about as we leave 2020 behind, posted 12/30/2020 The Twelve Days of Christmas in Bayreuth, BRILLIANT and funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSF3lg1tsXU&feature=youtu.be

Posted October 30, 2020

Posted October 28, 2020 9:27 a.m. You might want to watch a ZOOM event this coming Thursday 29th at 2pm Eastern Time (8.00pm SA time) arranged by The Museum of  Jewish Heritage New York.  "I am truly flattered that they’ve chosen to…

Posted October 30, 2020

Here are some interesting piano pieces by Glenn Gould, Thank you Ken Caldeira for these links: https://barczablog.com/2018/07/29/oxymoronic-gould-transcriptions/   https://glenngould.com/music/glenn-gould-plays-his-own-transcriptions-of-wagner-orchestral-showpieces/ https://open.spotify.com/album/6rIPaphwOa1FvkmI9Hio8n?si=RNyeQthkQTOyVWb2RAC0xg   https://en.schott-music.com/shop/siegfried-idyll-no132126.html https://en.schott-music.com/shop/morgendaemmerung-und-siegfrieds-rheinfahrt-goetterdaemmerung-no132124.html https://en.schott-music.com/shop/die-meistersinger-von-nuernberg-no132125.html