When Anton Seidl – once the most charismatic personality in American classical music — led the American premiere of Tristan und Isolde at the Met in 1886, women “stood on their chairs and screamed.” In summertime, he led Wagner concerts fourteen times a week at Coney Island (parodied in the press as “Wagner and clam fritters”).… Continue reading Wagner and Clam Fritters – a Talk by Joseph Horowitz

Holden Madagame recently performed the role of Mime in Das Rheingold and Siegfried with Regents Opera (London, UK) where his performance so impressed Wagner Society President, Andy Rombakis, that he decided to invite Holden to share his experience with us. Holden is an American tenor and University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance… Continue reading The TRANSformation of Mime a Zoom talk with Holden Madagame

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

Join us for the 2026 edition of our traditional “Cosima Party”. Our Events Committee is still working out the final details of this year’s edition, but it promises to be yet another memorable event in a long tradition. These holiday celebrations bring together local Wagnerians to enjoy the camaraderie of our shared of passion while… Continue reading SAVE THE DATE! 2026 Cosima Wagner Holiday Celebration Brunch