Saturday January 19th, 2019 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. JCC-SF 3200 California Street San Francisco, CA 2nd Floor Gallanter Hall The Wagner Society of Northern California is pleased to welcome scholar Claudia Stevens: "But of course, the real villain is Wagner! - or, Wagner in the novels of E.M. Forster" British and American authors of the… Continue reading "But of course, the real villain is Wagner! – or, Wagner in the novels of E.M. Forster"

Saturday February 9, 2019 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm JCC-SF - 3200 California Street San Francisco, CA Free to WSNC Members, suggested donation of $10 for guests The Wagner Society of Northern California invites you to meet and hear: Jasmin Solfaghari, Director and Master Teacher will discuss her career as an Assistant Director for the… Continue reading Jasmin Solfaghari – Director, Odense Denmark Ring

March 23, 2019 1:00 p.m.  Filmmakers Thomas Voigt and Wolfgang Wunderlich have created this fascinating documentary about the magnificent Birgit Nilsson. This documentary includes highlights from performances, concerts, talk shows and rare archive materials. Also included are interviews with today's singers, conductors and artists who share their thoughts about Ms. Nilsson. The Wagner Society has… Continue reading Birgit Nilsson – A League of Her Own

Parsifalmania: The early history of Wagner’s final opera in America April 6, 2019  1:00 p.m. JCC-SF 3200 California Street, San Francisco, CA By Jeffery S. McMillan Richard Wagner’s Parsifal was intended by the composer to be experienced exclusively by audiences at his festival theater in Bayreuth. Undeterred, American impresarios began programing music from the opera in… Continue reading Parsifalmania: The early history of Wagner’s final opera in America

SAVE THE DATE! The Wagner Society of Northern California is pleased to announce that we will hold the Annual Richard Wagner Birthday Celebration on Saturday May 25th at St. Mark's Lutheran Church 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA Our musical guests for the concert are Steven Bailey and Mai-Linh Pham who will be playing the… Continue reading 2019 Richard Wagner Birthday Party

The Wagner Society of Northern California is pleased to welcome back Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcaster Will Berger. Berger will talk about a topic he has been researching: how technology affects music – what we like, what we think we should like and what we dislike. The subject ranges around the globe and from the ancients… Continue reading Will Berger – Technology, Opera and Wagner

Saturday September 28, 2019 1:00 p.m.   JCC-SF 3200 California Street, San Francisco, CA The Wagner Society of Northern California is proud to welcome returning guest speaker Dr. John Mastrogiovanni, Chairman of the Wagner Society of Southern California.  Parsifal, a true religious opera? In his talk Mastrogiovani will consider the concept of redemption in Parsifal: are… Continue reading Parsifal, a true religious opera?

What do Hansel and Gretel have to do with Siegmund and Sieglinde?  Saturday, October 19, at 1:00 p.m. at the JCC-SF in San Francisco. Our guest is WSNC member Brad Wade, speaking on Hansel and Gretel, by Wagner disciple and one-hit wonder Engelbert Humperdinck. The opera is, of course based on the Grimm brothers' fairy tale, but… Continue reading What to Hansel and Gretel have to do with Siegmund and Sieglinde?

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Dramaturg Emeritus of the San Francisco Opera and Musicologist, Kip Cranna, will present a talk Wagner In His Youth:  How Beethoven and Bellini Won His Heart. The Young Richard Wagner was influenced by many different styles in his early years.  San Francisco Opera's Dramaturg Emeritus  Kip Cranna will explore the life and works of the teenage and twenty-something… Continue reading Wagner in his Youth: How Beethoven and Bellini won his heart – EVENT CANCELED