Welcome to the WSNY website. You will find information about the Society, notices of forthcoming programs, an excerpt from our bimonthly publication Wagner Notes, our extensive catalogue of Wagner-related books (with member discounts), and links to many other Wagner organizations and institutions.

Wagner Notes covers a wide range of topics: reviews of performances (both local and international), reviews of books of special interest toWagnerians, and listings of forthcoming international Wagner performances. The April issue gives the 2009 Met Ring dates and casts; commentary on the recent unforgettable Tristan run at the Met; and reviews of Die Meistersinger in Budapest, Das Rheingold in Hamburg, and the recent La Scala Tristan seen in NYC in high-definition theater projection; Wagner ‘Round the World; and photos of recent Society events. Click on the button for Wagner Notes, which will take you to two articles, including the story of Gary Lehman’s superb performance of the role of Tristan.

If you’re not a member, join now to receive the entire issue by mail, along with many other benefits, including our group sale offer for the 2009 Seattle Opera Ring. If you join now, your membership will be current until August 2009. Click on the membership button to obtain registration form.

Major news from Bayreuth. Wolfgang Wagner, director of the Bayreuth Festival since 1951, has announced that he will retire from his post on August 31, following the conclusion of the 2008 Festival. His two daughters, Eva Wagner-Pasquier and Katharina Wagner, have submitted a joint leadership proposal to the foundation that runs the Festival. More to come; no final decisions have been announced. We extend our deep appreciation to Herr Wagner for his dedicated leadership of this greatest of festivals.

Forthcoming Wagner Society Events:

August 22, Friday, 8:00 p.m. Das Liebesverbot (Wagner’s early opera): WSNY group attendance. American staged premiere of Wagner’s early opera by Glimmerglass Opera. Other Das Liebesverbot dates: July 19, 22m, 28m, August 2, 10m, 14, 16m. Glimmerglass Opera’s 2008 season will present four operas that feature favorite Shakespearean characters: Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Porter: Kiss Me, Kate, Das Liebesverbot, and Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi. See their website: www.glimmerglass.org

August 20–28, 10:30 a.m.–Noon. Bayreuth English-language lecture series, on days of WSNY’s ticket allotment. 2008 lecturer: Hans Rudolf Vaget, Professor Emeritus of German Studies and Comparative Literature, Smith College. Click here for flyer.

Additional details and particulars for all events to be announced. Please checkthe website.

The Richard Wagner Society of New York P.O. Box 230949, AnsoniaStation New York, NY 10023-0949 Phone: (212) 749-4561; Fax: (212) 749-1542 

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