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From
Rackham’s Color Illustrations for Wagner’s Ring
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The Wagner Society of New York, Inc.,
is a not-for-profit organization chartered in New York State for the purpose
of furthering the appreciation and performance of the works of the great
composer. Our members come from throughout the United States, Canada, and many
other countries. The Society maintains a broad range of international contacts
and is a member of the International Richard Wagner Association. We are celebrating our 35th
anniversary year in 2012.
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Monthly Society programs include lectures, films, receptions, interviews, book signings, symposia, and more, all designed to keep attendees au courant.
The Society also sponsors three highly regarded series:
The
Musicale Series
presents young and exciting Wagnerian singers in recital. Additionally, the Society awards grants to selected promising singers each season, in order to assist them in the early stages of their careers and thereby promote the quality of future Wagner performances.
The
Commemorative Series
celebrates the memory of past artists in the Wagner repertoire with the goal of keeping the tradition fresh—a confirmation for those who remember and a revelation for those who don't.
The
Seminar Series
examines a Wagner opera in depth by concentrating on current scholarship, performance practices, and interviews with singers and conductors, thus broadening our members' knowledge of Wagner’s works.
If you love music, opera, and Wagner, you owe it to yourself to become a member of the largest and most active Wagner society in the country. As a volunteer organization that welcomes members’ participation, the Society offers you the opportunity to play an active role in making things happen, while at the same time meeting a diverse group of fellow Wagnerians—all devoted to furthering the Society’s motto:
to learn, to teach, to share
Board of Directors of the Wagner Society
of New York:
Officers:
President:
Nathalie D. Wagner
Vice President: Kit Gill
Secretary: Timothy
J. Butts
Registrar: John W. McCarthy
Treasurer: Mark L. Villamar
Members-at-large:
German A. Bravo-Casas, Joan
Drelich, David Dunn, Catherine Jestice,
Danila
S. Mendoza, Jeannie Williams
Other key personnel:
Bayreuth Coordinator: Dr. Claudia Deutschmann
International Wagner
Association Representative: Dr. Hannelore Wilfert
Leipzig Verband Liaison:
Dr. Hannelore Wilfert
Publisher: Harry L. Wagner
Singers Committee Chairman:
Scott Carlton
Consultant:
Ken Benson
Coordinator of hearings and grants for singers: Scott Carlton
Webmeister:
Michael Falco
Advisory Board:
The following
list includes recent additions to our Advisory Board. They are
invited on the basis of their special contributions to opera and Wagner, both
in performance and scholarship.
Dr. Robert Bailey, Ken Benson, Ingrid Budde, Plácido Domingo, Mignon Dunn,
Speight Jenkins, Mrs. George London, Christa Ludwig, Prof. Bryan Magee,
Maestro Eve Queler, Prof. Hans Rudolf Vaget, Prof. Nicholas Vazsonyi, Prof. Simon
Williams, Francesca Zambello
(Messrs. Bailey, Magee, Vaget, and Williams have been
lecturers in our Bayreuth English-language lecture series.)
Wagner Society of New York
Phone: (212) 749-4561;
Fax: (212) 749-1542
E-mail: WagnerRing@aol.com
E-mail Links: Wagner
Society or WSNY Webmeister
Press inquiries: 212 749-4561
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