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
THE DELIGHTS AND DANGERS OF
AMBIGUITY
A special lecture with Leonard
Bernstein…
Available in the WSSC archives
September 22, 2024
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.
GLOBAL WAGNER
From Bayreuth to the World
“A special film presentation.”
October 22, 2023 @ 1:00 PM
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.
THE WAGNERIAN HEROINE
A discussion with the reigning
Bayreuth Brünnhilde and Isolde for
the past decade:
CATHERINE FOSTER
November 26, 2023 @ 11:30 AM
live via Zoom
Catherine Foster is one of the leading dramatic sopranos worldwide and has set herself apart internationally through her work with the Wagnerian repertoire. She is considered one of the most important soloists to have appeared over the last decade at the Bayreuth Festival and it is telling that she performed not just Isolde, but also Brünnhilde in both Götterdämmerung and Die Walküre at this years festival. This event will be recorded for our members who cannot attend the live event and will be available in the WSSC Media Archives.
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 - 2024.
THE DELIGHTS AND DANGERS OF
AMBIGUITY
A special lecture with Leonard
Bernstein…
Available in the WSSC archives
September 22, 2024
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.GLOBAL WAGNER
From Bayreuth to the World
“A special film presentation.”
October 22, 2023 @ 1:00 PM
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.
THE WAGNERIAN HEROINE
A discussion with the reigning Bayreuth
Brünnhilde and Isolde for the past decade:
CATHERINE FOSTER
November 26, 2023 @ 11:30 AM
live via Zoom
Catherine Foster is one of the leading dramatic sopranos worldwide and has set herself apart internationally through her work with the Wagnerian repertoire. She is considered one of the most important soloists to have appeared over the last decade at the Bayreuth Festival and it is telling that she performed not just Isolde, but also Brünnhilde in both Götterdämmerung and Die Walküre at this years festival. This event will be recorded for our members who cannot attend the live event and will be available in the WSSC Media Archives.
