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 for WSSC

members and guests who purchased

a $10,00 entry fee.

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

PARISFAL: THE WILL AND

REDEMPTION

Lecture with John L.

Mastrogiovanni, D.Min.

Via ZOOM Sunday, October 12th

@ 11AM PDT / 2PM EDT

Dr. John, our chairman, has been asked by the Triangle Wagner Society to give a lecture on his book Parsifal: The Will and Redemption. Parsifal is Richard Wagner’s final musical and philosophical treatise to the world. Since its introduction to opera houses beyond Bayreuth, many have shared their insights about what the spiritual and religious meanings were regarding this work. However, Wagner himself knew what he meant when he conceived it and had a definite purpose for the work. For instance, on September 7th, 1865, Wagner wrote to Mathilde Wesendonck and defined the meaning of Kundry’s kiss, its impact on Parsifal and the drama. In “Parsifal: The Will and Redemption,” Dr. Mastrogiovanni, an educator in theology for more than 40 years, as well as a student of Wagner’s music since the age of five, utilizes Wagner’s own concepts from his letters and prose works to help define the meaning of this amazing Sacred Stage Drama. As a recent lecturer in Bayreuth said, “If you love Wagner’s Ring and feel ready to enter his last opera Parsifal – this is the book to accompany you.”

(Members of the WSSC and Opera League are

at a discounted price.)

KLAUS FLORIAN VOGT RECITAL

“One of the premier Wagner tenors

of our time.”

Sat., Nov. 29th 2025, @ 1PM PST

In person at the Colburn School

Klaus Florian Vogt is one of the finest Wagner tenors of our time. His repertoire covers mostly dramatic roles such as Lohengrin, Parsifal, Tannhäuser, Stolzing, Siegmund and Siegfried but also Florestan („Fidelio“), Paul („Die tote Stadt“) and Hoffmann („Les Contes d’Hoffmann“). It extends furthermore to lyric- dramatic roles such as Erik („Der fliegende Holländer“), and much more… He’s a much sought after guest at all major opera houses from the Bayreuth and Salzburg Festivals to Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Paris, London, Barcelona, Vienna, Madrid, Milan, Toulouse, Helsinki, New York and Tokyo. Born in Holstein, in the North of Germany, Klaus Florian Vogt studied horn and played for several years with the Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg. Later he studied at the Conservatory in Lübeck and gave up his position as a horn player in the orchestra to become a tenor. He made his debut in Flensburg and then became a member of the company at the Opera in Dresden. Since 2003 he has been a freelance artist.

FAITH AND MIRACLES IN THE

OPERAS OF WAGNER

Lecture with Desiree Mays

Aired Sun., June 29th 2025

From a ring of power, a transformational tarnhelm, magic potions and flower maidens, to prayers to Teutonic gods and goddesses, priestlike knights of the grail, an exposé of the holy Eucharist, and more, the operas of Wagner are filled with faith and miracles. Why? Is there more to this than just theatrical narrative? Desiree Mays, a truly seasoned writer and lecturer on opera in vast arenas for decades, is also a well-versed Wagnerian. She has a clear understanding of Wagner’s texts and provides simulating thoughts about his works and beyond.