HERE IS A LINK TO THE ARCHIVAL VIDEO OF THIS PRESENTATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA12I6m81pg Well-known to Wagner Society members from his previous talks to the Society as well at other venues around… Continue reading The Quest for the Grail: Parsifal by the Bay with Kip Cranna
HERE IS THE LINK TO AN ARCHIVAL VIDEO OF THIS PRESENTATION: https://youtu.be/Aa1yHE6GuD8 This pair of lectures is a shortened version of a 4-session course that Nicolas Krusek taught in conjunction… Continue reading Wagner and Nietzsche – Part 1 of a two-part lecture series with Nicolas Krusek
HERE IS THE LINK TO AN ARCHIVAL VIDEO OF THIS PRESENTATION: https://youtu.be/UxJhxTaljmM?si=vOW4vta8GiI0ztxd This pair of lectures is a shortened version of a 4-session course that Nicolas Krusek taught in conjunction… Continue reading Wagner and Nietzsche – Part 2 of a two-part lecture series with Nicolas Krusek
HERE IS THE LINK TO AN ARCHIVAL VIDEO OF THIS PRESENTATION: https://youtu.be/dN0HYfzd3-o Continuing our series of lectures that focus on Parsifal, Paul Schofield will offer his fascinating insights on Wagner's… Continue reading The Redeemer Reborn, Parsifal as the Fifth Opera of Wagner’s Ring with Paul Schofield
HERE IS THE LINK TO AN ARCHIVAL VIDEO OF THIS PRESENTATION: https://youtu.be/KKctjlA29Wo This talk looks at the ways that concepts of “the sacred” (religious, spiritual) in Parsifal are conceived according to a dichotomy of outside and inside spaces, natural and man-made: the “Grail Realm” (a protected natural space) and the Grail Temple (an exclusionary constructed space). This dichotomy… Continue reading Outside/Inside: Sacred Spaces in Parsifal with Prof. Thomas Grey
THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED TO NEW BOOKINGS. Here is our video invitation for this event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEGNHYwdfHQ Join us for the 2025 edition of our traditional "Cosima Party" this year… Continue reading 2025 Cosima Wagner Holiday Celebration Brunch with Special Guest Star Klaus Florian Vogt
Join us for our first in-person meeting of the new year. Tenor and educator, Richard Cox, will speak about aspects of teaching voice, both in general and as it relates… Continue reading Richard Cox on Teaching Voice
HERE IS THE LINK TO AN ARCHIVAL VIDEO OF THIS PRESENTATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_bFehhlW0g Join us for this Zoom talk by F. Peter Phillips, President of the New York Wagner Society, who will discuss his book “Performing Wagner: A Singer’s Perspective on the Major Tenor Roles” which he co-authored with the world-renowned heldentenor tenor, Stephen Gould. At… Continue reading Performing Wagner: A Singer’s Perspective on the Major Tenor Roles with F. Peter Phillips
HERE IS THE LINK TO AN ARCHIVAL VIDEO OF THIS PRESENTATION: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Dok1qcqSFr08vWx7T0CmQ An erudite and engaging speaker, Leo Eylar returns for another fascinating lecture to the Society. His last talk… Continue reading Maestro Leo Eylar Returns
HERE IS THE LINK TO AN ARCHIVAL VIDEO OF THIS PRESENTATION: https://youtu.be/RCerW2sK_UY Join us for a Zoom meeting where Erica examines the fascinating relationship between these two 19th-century titans. Wagner… Continue reading Wagner and Berlioz with Erica Miner
Archival photos and video of this event are available on our YouTube channel - https://youtu.be/Is-K4Omil7M It’s time to celebrate — and what better occasion than Richard’s birthday? Join us as we lift out steins to honor Herr Wagner on his (almost) 213th birthday. Our annual Wagner Birthday Gathering will take place on Tuesday, May 12, from 5–7 PM at Harmonic… Continue reading Annual Wagner Birthday Celebration
Here is a link to the archival recording of this Zoom talk. https://youtu.be/dav-uOcUfWw NOTE THAT THE FULL LECTURE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. This link provides only the pre-talk announcements and post-talk Q&A. Timed to coincide with San Francisco Opera's production of Elektra, this talk will examine the influence of Wagner on Richard Strauss and his… Continue reading From Richard I to Richard III: Wagner, Strauss, and Questions of Influence – a Zoom Meeting with Professor John Muller
Paul Heise’s zoom talk “How Elsa Showed Wagner the Way to Siegfried” is an update of his article of the same name originally published in the May, 1995 issue of Wagner, the peer-reviewed journal of The Wagner Society (London, UK). Its subject is how Wagner’s last traditional opera Lohengrin paved the way for Wagner’s revolutionary music-drama… Continue reading How Elsa Showed Wagner the Way to Siegfried – A Zoom Lecture with Paul Heise
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Our traditional Wagnerian Celebration returns once more to the Classic Marines’ Memorial Club and Hotel. This year, in addition to a festive repast served in the beautiful Crystal Lounge, the musical program will feature a performance by current Adler Fellows, Sadie Cheslak and Ji Youn Lee. Mezzo-soprano Sadie Cheslak, a first-year Adler Fellow at the… Continue reading 2026 Cosima Wagner Holiday Celebration Brunch
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An erudite and engaging speaker, Leo Eylar returns for another fascinating lecture to the Society. His last talks with us covered “thematic transformation” – aka leitmotifs. This lecture will be a continue his examination of this key area of Wagner’s art, focusing on aspects of this subject that he did not have time to cover… Continue reading Leo Eylar Returns!
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Well known to Wagner Society members, Thomas Grey will examine the meaning and functions of the “ring” Wagner’s epic cycle. Grey is a Professor Emeritus of Musicology and by courtesy, German Studies, at Stanford University. His special fields of study are: Wagner, 19th-century opera, the history of musical aesthetics and criticism, Romantic music and visual culture.… Continue reading What does the Ring actually do in Wagner’s Ring Cycle? with Prof. Thomas Grey
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Join us for a Zoom meeting where Erica will examine the relationship between these two vastly different 19th-century composers. Wagner and Mendelssohn knew each other, and Wagner expressed admiration for Mendelssohn early on, but turned against him after his early death. Mendelssohn was a focus of Wagner’s infamous screed, Das Judenthum in der Musik (Jewishness in… Continue reading Wagner and Mendelssohn a Zoom talk with Erica Miner
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As the San Francisco Opera starts the monumental undertaking of producing Wagner’s Ring Cycle with performances of Das Rheingold this month, Katherine Syer’s presentation will enhance our experience with a talk focused on this pinnacle of musical and dramatic art. Further details on her talk will available later. Katherine Syer has taught at the University… Continue reading Aspects of the Ring with Katherine Syer
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