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 the Bay, we are thrilled to have Kip Cranna open our series of talks focusing on Parsifal which will prepare us for the upcoming SF… 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… 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 specifically to the music of Wagner. This promises to be a fascinating dive into the work involved in creating the great performers and performances that… 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… 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… 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… Continue reading From Richard I to Richard III: Wagner, Strauss, and Questions of Influence – a Zoom Meeting with Professor John Muller