On Tuesday, May 20, the Wagner Society of New York awarded mezzo-soprano Sadie Cheslak (right) the Robert Lauch Memorial Fund Award ($6,000) and tenor Alec Carlson (below) the Ursula Springer Award ($3,000) following a final audition round held at Merkin Concert Hall.

Happening today at 3 pm: Tenor Shawn Roth in Recital

Join us for a program of Wagner, Liszt, and Beethoven! It's in the Victor Borge Hall in Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. between E 37th and E 38th Streets, and is wheelchair accessible.

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We can't think of a better way to spend an early spring Sunday afternoon than to hear "Winterstürme."

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Tenor Shawn Roth, who will be giving a recital this Sunday, April 13, also has an upcoming role as Heinrich der Schreiber in the new Production of Tannhäuser at Houston Grand Opera, starting April 25. Here's what he had to say about it:

Ahead of tenor Shawn Roth's recital on Sunday April 13, we had a chance to talk, and he had this to say about technique: “…for me, it's not just about honoring the dynamics that are written on the page, but also knowing that when you sing a piano, it still has to carry over

We're proud to announce that we've established a new fund for Singers, designed to support the next generation of vocal talent with potential for excelling in the Wagnerian repertoire.

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Ahead of his recital on Sunday, April 13, we spoke with tenor Shawn Roth. Here’s what he had to say about becoming a Heldentenor:

Tenor Shawn Roth, winner of the WSNY 2024 Lauch Memorial Award, is giving a recital on Sunday, April 13 @ 3:00 pm. He has received numerous other awards, and will be singing Heinrich der Schreiber in Tannhäuser at the Houston Grand Opera.

Last Thursday at our event on Wagner and Bruckner, Mr. Lehmann emphasized the importance of the book Bruckner in Bayreuth, a publication of the Anton Bruckner Institut Linz (2019, Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag Wien – in German). www.kulturkaufhaus.d...

“In the 1870s and 80s, Bruckner goes often to the Vienna State Opera to watch performances of Wagner’s works which get performed there quite regularly in these decades – but he always sits in the cheapest seats – Bruckner was very frugal – high up in the third balcony where

For Young Operatic Voices of Wagnerian and Similar Dramatic Character: our Singers Competition grants awards to vocalists with Wagnerian potential in amounts up to $6,000. Finals will be judged by a distinguished panel including soprano Jane Eaglen.🧵

“It really was a one-sided relationship: Bruckner was really not a competitor to Wagner because Wagner did not believe in the symphony or instrumental music in that way; and Bruckner never wrote an opera. 🧵