Celebrating 41 years as a society!
© 2023 Wagner Society of Southern
California
Events
The WSSC plans unique events
throughout the calender year…
Our events occur in several regular places
throughout the year and sometimes in special
locations which will be noted:
NOTE: ZOOM Events are a members
preferred attendance, then guests are on a
first come first serve basis.
The Colburn School
200 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Directions
Parking
The Chairman’s Home:
1630 South Barranca Ave.. #167
Glendora, CA 91740
Directions
Bayreuth Festival
Festspielhügel 1-2
85445 Bayreuth
Please refer to our full website
for more events throughout
2023.
WAGNER’S BIRTHDAY PARTY
Come celebrate Richard’s 210th birthday
with the WSSC!
Sun., May 21st @ 1:00 PM PST
at the Colburn School
Whether you’re a member or not, Join us for food,
fun, anecdotes, and prizes as we celebrate Richard
Wagner’s 210th birthday! Members are encouraged
to sign up and bring with them personal stories,
poetry, memories, and their favorite excerpts from
Wagner’s music. We will be putting together a
program, so when you RSVP please include what
you will be presenting. The first one to sign-up, will
get the first prize offered!
This event will be recorded for our members who
cannot attend the live event and will be available in the
WSSC Media Archives.
THE DELIGHTS AND DANGERS OF
AMBIGUITY
A special lecture with Leonard
Bernstein…
Sun., June 25th @ 1:00 PM PST
at the Colburn School
This lecture by Leonard Bernstein was originally
presented at Harvard University in 1973. It takes
the audience on an in-depth exploration of the
new tonal fields by composers of the Romantic
era, including Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz and
Claude Debussy. In addition to the lecture, the
maestro will conduct the Boston Symphony
Orchestra with examples from Romeo and Juliet,
Tristan und Isolde, and Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un
faune. This informative lecture with its
performances is approximately 2 hours and 20
minutes.
This event will be recorded for our members who
cannot attend the live event and will be available in
the WSSC Media Archives.
GLOBAL WAGNER
From Bayreuth to the World
“A special film presentation.”
October 2023 @ Date TBA
at the Colburn School
This is not a biography of Richard Wagner, nor is it
a musicological analysis of his work. This is a
documentary dedicated solely to the world’s
fascination with the man, and an exploration of
the question as to how such a massive following
developed around this highly controversial artist.
We will travel the world to meet devoted
Wagnerians and those most intimately involved in
commenting on and producing his work today,
including Katharina Wagner, Christian Thielemann,
Alex Ross, and more…
This event will be recorded for our members who
cannot attend the live event and will be available in
the WSSC Media Archives.