The Wagner Society of New York has announced the 2025 singer awards. This year’s winners included mezzo-soprano Sadie Cheslak, who won the Robert Lauch Memorial Fund Award of $6,000, and tenor Alec Carlson the Ursula Springer Award of $3,000. Encouragement grants of $1,000 were awarded to Michael Deshield and Allyson Bennett, while Encouragement grants of $500 were given to Lynnesha {…}
The Wagner Society of New York has announced its grant winners for 2024. Following a round of auditions at Merkin Concert Hall on May 21, 2024, the organization awarded the top prize to tenor Shawn Roth. The Robert Launch Memorial Fund Award winner will take home $6,000. Coming in second and taking home the Ursula Springer Award and $3,000 is {…}
The Wagner Society of New York will present its “Lohengrin” seminar led by current Metropolitan Opera cast members, Tamara Wilson, Günther Groissböck, Brian Mulligan, and Errin Duane Brooks. The 42nd annual seminar by the Wagner Society which coincides with the Met’s current production “Lohengrin” will include various presentations, interviews, and live performance demonstrations. Met Opera Orchestra pianist and lecturer Jeffrey {…}
(Credit: KAY HERSCHELMANN) This past September, famed tenor Stephen Gould presented a masterclass with the Wagner Society of New York. This Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, audiences will get a chance to stream the showcase. During the masterclass, Gould worked with three different heldentenors including Errin Duane Brooks, Jeremy Brauner, and Mauricio Trejo, all accompanied by pianist Craig Ketter. Throughout the {…}
The opera season has quieted down around much of the US and Canada, but the city that never sleeps, and other towns, still have a wide range of opera offerings. Not all of them are staged productions as there are two recital offerings worth your time! Wagner Society of New York – Clay Hilley in Recital Up-and-coming tenor Clay Hilley {…}
He’s 36 years old. He lives in an RV that he uses to travel across the US. He’s coming off a summer in which he scored one of his greatest career victories to date. And he’s also that rare breed of dramatic tenor that takes well to Wagner’s operas. He’s so adept at the musical style that he is the {…}