A Wagner Society of Northern California Webinar here is the link to view the webinar: https://vimeo.com/816593057 A native of Mexico, Ragnar Conde is one of the most important Mexican opera stage directors. He has participated in over 150 performing arts projects in Mexico, the United States, France, Switzerland, Italy and Colombia. These projects include theatre,… Continue reading Webinar: A Preview of West Bay Opera Flying Dutchman with Ragnar Conde

Opera Santa Barbara closes its 2022-2023 season with “The Valkyrie” (“Die Walküre”) on April 23, 2023, at the Lobero Theater. The opera from Wagner’s epic Saga, “The Ring of the Nibelung,” will be presented in an abridged version created by composer Jonathan Dove and stage director Graham Vick. The opera will be sung in German… Continue reading Abridged Walküre in Santa Barbara – One Performance

ZOOM WEBINAR Video of the program: https://vimeo.com/824364836?share=copy As the Bay Area braces for the San Francisco Opera's production of Strauss' opera Die Frau Ohne Schatten, The Wagner Society welcomes renown author Larry Wolff. Wolff will discuss his new book: The Shadow of the Empress: Fairy-Tale Opera and the End of the Habsburg Monarchy. This new… Continue reading Author Larry Wolff – In The Shadow of the Empress