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  • Movie Night at the Arts Club!
    Movie Night at the Arts Club!
    Thu, Feb 20
    Arts Club of Washington
    Feb 20, 2025, 7:30 PM EST
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    Feb 20, 2025, 7:30 PM EST
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    We will be screening "Max Lorenz, Wagner's Mastersinger - Hitler's Siegfried". Max Lorenz was the most famous and beloved tenor of his day. Musicologist Saul Lilienstein will moderate a follow-up discussion.
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  • Wagner...on the Couch!
    Wagner...on the Couch!
    Thu, Apr 17
    Arts Club of Washington
    Apr 17, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    Apr 17, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    What was Wagner thinking? Using Freud’s principle of applied psychoanalysis, Dr. Frank will discuss unconscious psychological forces that may have driven Wagner’s musical and narrative choices. (Rescheduled from December 2024)
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  • Tannhäuser & more at Houston Grand Opera in 2025!
    Tannhäuser & more at Houston Grand Opera in 2025!
    Sat, May 03
    Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater
    May 03, 2025, 9:00 AM – May 04, 2025, 6:00 PM
    Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater, 501 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX
    May 03, 2025, 9:00 AM – May 04, 2025, 6:00 PM
    Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater, 501 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX
    Enjoy a weekend in Houston for Houston Grand Opera's new production of Tannhäuser and Missy Mazzoli's Breaking the Waves, with additional events to be announced!
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  • Wildnis 2025 -Wagner's Heroes
    Wildnis 2025 -Wagner's Heroes
    Fri, May 30
    Cacapon Resort State Park
    May 30, 2025, 2:00 PM EDT – Jun 01, 2025, 1:00 PM EDT
    Cacapon Resort State Park, 818 Cacapon Lodge Dr, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411, USA
    May 30, 2025, 2:00 PM EDT – Jun 01, 2025, 1:00 PM EDT
    Cacapon Resort State Park, 818 Cacapon Lodge Dr, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411, USA
    Heroes or anti-heroes? Join us for an in-depth survey of Wagner’s controversial, complex heroes and how they are represented musically and dramatically.
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  • BAYREUTH FESTIVAL 2025 TICKETS!
    BAYREUTH FESTIVAL 2025 TICKETS!
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    Register Your Request for 2025 Bayreuth Tickets Now!
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  • Announcements of more 2024-2025 events coming soon!
    Announcements of more 2024-2025 events coming soon!
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Our past events

  • Remembering Stephen Gould with Peter Phillips
    Remembering Stephen Gould with Peter Phillips
    Thu, Jan 23
    Arts Club of Washington
    Jan 23, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM EST
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    Jan 23, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM EST
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    A discussion with Peter Phillips about collaborating with Stephen Gould on his book "Performing Wagner: A Singer's Perspective on the Major Tenor Roles".
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  • POSTPONED Wagner...on the Couch!
    POSTPONED Wagner...on the Couch!
    POSTPONED Wagner...on the Couch!
    Thu, Dec 12
    Location is TBD
    Dec 12, 2024, 7:30 PM
    Location is TBD
    Dec 12, 2024, 7:30 PM
    Location is TBD
    WE ARE SORRY TO HAVE TO POSTPONE THIS EVENT. WE WILL RESCHEDULE IN 2025. What was Wagner thinking? Using Freud’s principle of applied psychoanalysis, Dr. Frank will discuss unconscious psychological forces that may have driven Wagner’s musical and narrative choices.
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  • Saul Lilienstein: Blame it on Wagner!
    Saul Lilienstein: Blame it on Wagner!
    Tue, Nov 19
    Online via Zoom
    Nov 19, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
    Online via Zoom
    Nov 19, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
    Online via Zoom
    Wagner began stretching the tonal boundaries of music in Tristan und Isolde, and moved further towards harmonic ambiguity in the prelude to Act 3 of Parsifal. Schoenberg learned these lessons before creating atonal music; Berg followed, composing in his own unique voice.
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  • Gods & Mortals: A Celebration of Wagner!
    Gods & Mortals: A Celebration of Wagner!
    Sat, Oct 26
    The Kennedy Center
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566, USA
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566, USA
    Join a star-studded tribute to the maestro of musical drama!
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  • WSWDC 25th Anniversary Gala in 2024!
    WSWDC 25th Anniversary Gala in 2024!
    Fri, Oct 04
    Embassy of France
    Oct 04, 2024, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
    Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA
    Oct 04, 2024, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
    Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA
    Attend a gala at the Embassy of France celebrating our 25th Anniversary! Enjoy a musical program, dinner prepared by the Embassy Chef, special celebrity guests, and more.
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  • Bayreuth Festival Livestream - Tristan und Isolde new production!
    Bayreuth Festival Livestream - Tristan und Isolde new production!
    Thu, Jul 25
    Stage+ streaming platform
    Jul 25, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Stage+ streaming platform
    Jul 25, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Stage+ streaming platform
    Bayreuth Festival will stream new Tristan und Isolde production on Deutsche Grammophon's Stage+ platform - subscribe for 2 months for only $1!
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  • Wildnis 2024 - Tristan und Isolde - Revisiting a Masterpiece!
    Wildnis 2024 - Tristan und Isolde - Revisiting a Masterpiece!
    Fri, May 31
    Cacapon Resort State Park
    May 31, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT – Jun 02, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT
    Cacapon Resort State Park, 818 Cacapon Lodge Dr, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411, USA
    May 31, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT – Jun 02, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT
    Cacapon Resort State Park, 818 Cacapon Lodge Dr, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411, USA
    By popular demand, we will revisit Wagner's romantic masterpiece: Tristan und Isolde. What better way to spend a weekend than by fully immersing yourself in the music and drama of the opera that Wagner described as "the most audacious and original work of my life."
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  • Concert: Wagner, Baudelaire, and French Music!
    Concert: Wagner, Baudelaire, and French Music!
    Sun, May 12
    Arts Club of Washington
    May 12, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    May 12, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    Jeffrey Swann, piano; Jennifer Mondie - National Symphony Orchestra violist, viola; and WSWDC's Jim Holman(!), piano. Limited capacity; please register early.
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  • Vocal Vistas - an Evening of Italian and Wagnerian Arias! (1)
    Vocal Vistas - an Evening of Italian and Wagnerian Arias! (1)
    Thu, Apr 18
    First Congregational United Church
    Apr 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    First Congregational United Church , 945 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Apr 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    First Congregational United Church , 945 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Please join us for an evening of Italian and Wagnerian arias sung by two of our exciting American Wagner Project singers - Charlotte Kelso and James Chamberlain! On-site parking available for $10.
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  • The Rhine, Wagner and the Rhine Maidens!
    The Rhine, Wagner and the Rhine Maidens!
    Thu, Mar 07
    Online via Zoom
    Mar 07, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Online via Zoom
    Mar 07, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Online via Zoom
    WSWDC Chairman Jim Holman will discuss the Rhine, Wagner, and the Rhinemaidens, both their music and their crucial roles in the drama, with Q&A to follow.
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  • Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performing Schubert and Wagner!
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performing Schubert and Wagner!
    Sat, Mar 02
    The Music Center at Strathmore
    Mar 02, 2024, 8:00 PM – 8:05 PM
    The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda, MD 20852, USA
    Mar 02, 2024, 8:00 PM – 8:05 PM
    The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda, MD 20852, USA
    The BSO is sure to thrill with their performance of Schubert Symphony No. 8 and excerpts from Götterdämmerung! James Conlon will conduct, and the celebrated Christine Goerke will sing the Immolation Scene. This is not to be missed!
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  • VORSPIEL - ATEM by Antoine Wagner, part of REACH to FOREST Festival
    VORSPIEL - ATEM by Antoine Wagner, part of REACH to FOREST Festival
    Sat, Mar 02
    Kennedy Center
    Mar 02, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Kennedy Center, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566, USA
    Mar 02, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Kennedy Center, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566, USA
    VORSPIEL - an introduction to ATEM, a video installation with orchestral accompaniment created and presented by Antoine Wagner, inspired by the legend of Parsifal. Included in the Kennedy Center's REACH to FOREST Festival.
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  • Movie Night at the Arts Club!
    Movie Night at the Arts Club!
    Thu, Feb 08
    Arts Club of Washington
    Feb 08, 2024, 7:30 PM EST
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    Feb 08, 2024, 7:30 PM EST
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    Please join us for a screening of the documentary "Global Wagner: From Bayreuth to the World" - a film by German critic and filmmaker Axel Brüggermann exploring the worldwide devotion to Wagner and his works!
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  • PARSIFAL at the Houston Grand Opera!
    PARSIFAL at the Houston Grand Opera!
    Fri, Feb 02
    Houston Grand Opera
    Feb 02, 2024, 7:00 PM – Feb 04, 2024, 7:00 PM
    Houston Grand Opera, 510 Preston Street, Houston, TX 77002, USA
    Feb 02, 2024, 7:00 PM – Feb 04, 2024, 7:00 PM
    Houston Grand Opera, 510 Preston Street, Houston, TX 77002, USA
    Travel to Houston and immerse yourself in the mystical world of Parsifal at the Houston Grand Opera! Weekend program options include annual young singers competition, Parsifal study day, Madame Butterfly performance, and Parsifal performance.
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  • The Ring Without Words at the NSO!
    The Ring Without Words at the NSO!
    Sat, Jan 13
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
    Jan 13, 2024, 8:00 PM
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566, USA
    Jan 13, 2024, 8:00 PM
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566, USA
    Gianandrea Noseda will conduct the National Symphony Orchestra's performance of this sumptuous compilation by the legendary conductor Lorin Maazel.
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  • Dr. Hans R. Vaget: Long Live America - Richard Wagner and the United States!
    Dr. Hans R. Vaget: Long Live America - Richard Wagner and the United States!
    Thu, Jan 11
    Arts Club of Washington
    Jan 11, 2024, 7:30 PM
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    Jan 11, 2024, 7:30 PM
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    Dr. Vaget will lead us through an exploration of Wagner's lifelong attachment to the revolutionary heritage of the United States - who knew?!
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  • Saul Lilienstein: Wagner and the Dance
    Saul Lilienstein: Wagner and the Dance
    Tue, Nov 07
    Arts Club of Washington
    Nov 07, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM EST
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    Nov 07, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM EST
    Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    Maestro Lilienstein will explore Wagner's influence...on dance!
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  • In Chicago - An Evening with Tomasz Konieczny, Lyric Opera's Holländer!
    In Chicago - An Evening with Tomasz Konieczny, Lyric Opera's Holländer!
    Thu, Oct 05
    Hotel Allegro in Chicago
    Oct 05, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
    Hotel Allegro in Chicago, 171 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
    Oct 05, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
    Hotel Allegro in Chicago, 171 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
    The Wagner Society of America is hosting a conversation with the renowned Tomasz Konieczny, currently appearing in the title role in Lyric Opera of Chicago's Der fliegende Holländer! Click below for details!
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