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Artists
- Bradley Daley
In 2016, Bradley Daley will sing Siegmund in Opera’s Australia production of Der Ring des Nibelungen and make a major role début for Opera Queensland.
Festivals
- WagnerWorldWide 2013 (WWW 2013)
In recognition of composer Richard Wagner’s (1813-1883) bicentennial in 2013, the Forschungsinstitut für Musiktheater(fimt) at the University of Bayreuth is planning a multi-year series of events to take place around the world under the general heading Wa
Musical Events in Australia
- Classic Melbourne
Classic Melbourne is a website especially for lovers of fine classical music, whether they are performers, students or audiences. The site will spread awareness of the wealth of performance and classical music activity in Melbourne and beyond.
- Melbourne International Arts Festival
Melbourne Festival is one of Australia’s flagship international arts festivals and one of the major multi-arts festivals of the world, in terms of quality of work, innovation of vision, and scale and breadth of program.
- Opera Australia – The Melbourne Ring
In 2013, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Richard Wagner, Opera Australia presents Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring Cycle) at the Arts Centre, Melbourne
- The Melbourne Ring
Journey to another world. Share in an adventure through one of the greatest works of art in western music: Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle.
Opera Companies - Australia
- Opera Australia
In 1956 the curtain went up on a plucky young company determined to take opera to all corners of Australia. After many miles, hundreds of costume changes and thousands of notes Opera Australia is still as committed to presenting great opera for everyone.
- Opera Australia – The Melbourne Ring
In 2013, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Richard Wagner, Opera Australia presents Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring Cycle) at the Arts Centre, Melbourne
- State Opera South Australia
The State Opera is a Statutory Authority of the State Government of South Australia, established in 1976.
- The Melbourne Ring
Journey to another world. Share in an adventure through one of the greatest works of art in western music: Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle.
- Victorian Opera
In 2004, the Victorian Government commissioned a review of opera in Victoria. This resulted in the Government supporting a new opera venture, with funding of $7.6 million over four years, beginning in the 2005/06 financial year. The University of Melbour
Opera Companies - Overseas
- Seattle Opera
Founded in 1963, Seattle Opera is a leading American opera company. The company presents the classics of the European repertoire as well as new works of American opera. Seattle Opera performs five operas per year.
Opera Directories
- Calendar of Opera Events (Victoria)
We will guide you through all of Victoria’s opera productions (there are more than 30 fully staged opera productions each year), opera concerts, all oratoria and related art song events as well as all Victorian opera venues and opera companies. In our cal
- Opera Arias Database
Opera-Arias.com is an aria database containing information about more than 150 Opera Composers, 470 Operas, 2,800 Opera Arias, 800 Opera Duets, 570 Opera Ensembles and a total of over 7,400 Opera Scenes.
- Wagneropera.net
Wagneropera.net is developed and managed by Per-Erik Skramstad (Webkommunikasjon.no in Norway). Webkommunikasjon.no writes search engine optimized content for (mostly) Norwegian web sites.
Opera Societies
- The Opera Society
The Opera Society is a not-for-profit incorporated body committed to supporting the cause of Opera in Victoria (Australia). It undertakes this by providing sponsorship of Melbourne productions by Opera Australia and promoting young talent within Victoria.
Performances Anywhere in the World
- Operabase
Operabase has documented operatic activity worldwide since 1996, with over 220,000 performances on file. It records the work of artists in over 600 theatres, and publishes season information to opera-goers in 17 languages.
- Wagner in Performance – Ravens Reporting
Wagner performance schedule compiled by Wagner Society in NSW Inc.
Wagner Societies in Australia and New Zealand
- The Wagner Society in Queensland Inc.
The Wagner Society in Queensland was formed to promote the artistic, scholastic, and public awareness of the musical, dramatic, and theoretical works of Richard Wagner.
- The Wagner Society NSW
The Society aims to promote the music of Richard Wagner and his contemporaries and to a encourage a wider understanding of their work.
- The Wagner Society of New Zealand
The Wagner Society of New Zealand is an incorporated society of approximately 300 members sharing a common interest in the life, works and influence of Richard Wagner (1813-1883), conductor, critic, designer, writer, inventor of music drama, and composer
Wagner Societies in Germany
Wagner Societies in the Rest of Europe
- Richard Wagner – Verband, Linz – Oberösterreich
In 1976 the Richard Wagner Association Linz-Upper Austria was founded by Mrs. Eva Kinateder and her husband, Franz Kinateder. At the time a sub-group of the Graz Association, it established itself as an independent association on December 7th, 1981.
- Richard Wagner Society of Ireland
The Wagner Society of Ireland is a not for profit organisation devoted to furthering the understanding of the music of Richard Wagner through such events as seminars, lectures, recitals, interviews, films, and assistance to promising young artists.
- Suomen Wagner-Seura Ry – The Finnish Wagner Society
The Finnish Wagner Society. was founded in 1991, inspired by the Tampere performance of Parsifal. In January 2020, the club had 924 members, including 210 family members
- Svenska Wagner-Sällskapet – The Swedish Wagner Society
The Swedish Wagner Society was founded in 1970 to spread the knowledge about Richard Wagner’s work. The association has about 270 members spread throughout Sweden.
- The Wagner Society (London)
The Wagner Society is a charity dedicated to the advancement of the works of Richard Wagner and is dependent on membership and income from events, donations and bequests.
- The Wagner Society of Barcelona
On October 12, 1901, the Wagnerian Association of Barcelona was born in the Quatre Gats with the help of three medical students: LLuís Suñe, Josep Maria Ballvé and Amali Prim.
- Wagner Forum Graz
Since its founding in 1995, the Wagner Forum Graz has consistently pursued an open-minded and contemporary Wagner care program, placing particular importance to introducing young people to contemporary music theater.
- Wagner Genootschap Nederland
After the illustrious Wagner Association founded in 1883 ceased its activities in 1959 after 75 years, the Wagner Society of the Netherlands was founded in 1961.
- Wagner Society Manchester
The Society was founded in the early 1950s to enable people interested in the life and music of Richard Wagner to meet on a regular basis to listen to extracts from the operas and learn more about these magnificent works from speakers who are experts in t
- Wagner Society Oxford
The aim of the Oxford Wagner Society is to advance the appreciation of the music of Richard Wagner by organising concerts, other cultural events and seminars to further its study and understanding.
Wagner Societies in the Rest of the World
- Richard Wagner Society of the Upper Midwest (Minneapolis)
The Wagner Society of the Upper Midwest is dedicated to the understanding of Wagner’s music dramas as well as the artist who created them. We hope to do this through a thought provoking and rewarding program of meetings, discussions, recitals, and travel.
- The Richard Wagner Society of Boston
The Boston Wagner Society strives to promote the enjoyment and knowledge of Richard Wagner’s enchanting and profound operas. We are a nonprofit organization formed under section 501(c)(3) to benefit Wagner enthusiasts in the New England area.
- The Richard Wagner Society of South Africa
Founded in 1984, the Richard Wagner Society of South Africa is a non-profit Society which primarily seeks to promote a deeper understanding and appreciation of the works of Richard Wagner.
- The Wagner Society of Dallas
The Wagner Society of Dallas is devoted to furthering the enjoyment and appreciation of the music of Richard Wagner. The Dallas group is one of many Wagner Societies all over the world. It is a non-profit organization open to anyone who enjoys the works o
- The Wagner Society of New York
The Richard Wagner Society of New York, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization chartered in New York State for the purpose of furthering the appreciation and performance of the works of the great composer. Our members come from throughout the United State
- The Wagner Society of Washington DC
The purposes of the Society are: * to organize, plan, and promote Wagner-related events, such as lectures, workshops, symposia, a newsletter, a Web page, and live operatic performances; * to relate the Society’s efforts to area opera activities
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