HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ARCHIVAL RECORDING OF THIS EVENT: https://youtu.be/Emx8jOq93rY In 1902, Dornröschen was Humperdinck's 3rd opera. Following his very successful Hänsel und Gretel, Dornröschen (Sleeping Beauty) is another opera based on a popular fairy tale. While it never gained the renown of Hänsel, Humperdinck created a charming and graceful score for this… Continue reading Jasmin Solfaghari discusses Humperdinck’s “Dornröschen” aka “Sleeping Beauty”

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ARCHIVAL RECORDING OF THIS EVENT: https://youtu.be/ozxwmE4Rulo Join us for a virtual celebration of Richard Wagner's Birthday with a MAIFEST. Following in the spirit of the successful virtual Cosima Party, The Wagner Society will create another memorable event. Maifest celebrates the arrival of spring, nature’s bright reawakening after winter’s cold… Continue reading Maifest – A Virtual Birthday Celebration for Richard Wagner

Videos of the Vegas City Ring are available on YouTube: Das Rheingold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAYmzxgwDuo Die Walkure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXVilftD1hc Siegfried: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEmQs2AE6_4 Gotterdammerung: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukezj9Aj6k0 Imagine each of the four Ring operas condensed into the highlights of story and leitmotif as the fantastical characters of Vegas City Opera’s Ring visit your front door and “Ring” your doorbell. The citywide spectacle… Continue reading Maestro Dennis Doubin Presents: Wagner, Vegas-style

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ARCHIVAL RECORDING OF THIS EVENT: https://youtu.be/NrhsR_HRxAQ One of WSNC's favorite Brünnhildes is the soprano Jane Eaglen. She has enjoyed one of the most careers in opera. Her performances of roles such as Isolde in Tristan und Isolde, the title roles in Puccini’s Turandot, Bellini’s Norma, and Strauss’s Ariadne auf… Continue reading Jane Eaglen – In Conversation

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ARCHIVAL RECORDING OF THIS EVENT: https://youtu.be/fmAFILB-y7M Join the Wagner Society as we welcome internationally renowned opera director Paul Curran as our guest. This will be in standard Zoom format and we will have open mic Q & A available as questions arise. Paul Curran was born in Glasgow, Scotland.… Continue reading In Conversation with Opera Director Paul Curran

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ARCHIVAL RECORDING OF THIS EVENT: https://youtu.be/PSpHqSYD4Bs A WSNC Zoom Webinar with Yale Professor Dr. Gundula Kreuzer. Professor Kreuzer recently published a book entitled “Curtain, Gong, Steam: Wagnerian Technologies of the 19th Century”. In her talk Professor Kreuzer will take us from Wagner's theatrical times to the high-tech era which… Continue reading “Flat Bayreuth: Multimedia Challenges in Wagner’s 1876 Ring Production” with Dr. Gundula Kreuzer

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ARCHIVAL RECORDING OF THIS EVENT: https://youtu.be/cybjwIUbgt0 For Saturday November 13th the WSNC is delighted to let you know that we have organized a live meeting in San Francisco at the JCC-SF. We welcome a WSNC favorite, William Berger, author, broadcaster and feature presenter for the Metropolitan Opera. Last March,… Continue reading William Berger – "Racism and Systemic Hate in the Arts: Problems and Solutions from Wagner"

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ARCHIVAL RECORDING OF THIS EVENT: https://youtu.be/mtYTznr-wMA We will close out the year in style with the traditional Holiday Celebration - The Cosima Wagner Birthday/Holiday Celebration. We are thrilled to announce our musical guest artists for the Cosima Celebration. Our vocalist is Eugene Richards III, bass baritone, and our accompanist… Continue reading Cosima Wagner Holiday Celebration

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ARCHIVAL RECORDING OF THIS EVENT: https://youtu.be/8HPf4WP4-jo Götterdämmerung has, of course, one of the most famous endings in all of operatic history. But how did that ending come about? By exploring the gradual evolution of Brünnhilde’s immolation scene, we come to recognize certain patterns that are present, not just in… Continue reading Götterdämmerung: To End at the Beginning with Jeffrey Buller – a Zoom Presentation

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ARCHIVAL RECORDING OF THIS EVENT: https://youtu.be/4Vn-wQH4qSk In 2021 the Wagner Society was very delighted to provide a Bayreuth Stipendiat Scholarship to former Adler Fellow Cesar Cañon. Cañon graciously joined us from Oslo, Norway and shared with us the Stipendiat experience. His webinar included many observations, experiences and some videos… Continue reading The Bayreuth Stipendiat Experience with Cesar Cañon

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ARCHIVAL RECORDING OF THIS EVENT: https://youtu.be/ouoiLG9Eo4c Come with us as we visit with Udo Steingraeber, General Manager Steingraeber Piano Manufactory and Museum in Bayreuth, where the Steingraeber family has produced pianos since 1852 and provided fine pianos to many of the greatest composers including Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner.… Continue reading A Visit to the Steingraeber Piano Manufactory – Bayreuth Germany

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ARCHIVAL RECORDING OF THIS EVENT: https://youtu.be/tyKdHDGUnII In this live presentation, Maestro Jonathan Khuner introduced the members to Das Liebesverbot, a rarely performed Wagner Opera. At this meeting Khuner described the Pocket Opera Production, provided background about this early Wagner Opera and we enjoyed musical excerpts from the opera by… Continue reading Das Liebesverbot – Pocket Opera’s No Love Allowed with Jonathan Khuner