These are videos which are available to the public. The list does not include vidoes which were only made available to members of the Wagner Society at the rrequest of the artist.
| 2025: |
| 14 September 2025: The Wagner Society’s 45th anniversary celebrations: – Concert – with soprano Alexandra Flood & pianist Thomas Victor Johnson – ‘Tannhäuser’, Szene des jungen Hirten, by Wagner – Alexandra Flood, Thomas Victor Johnson – Memories, messages & cake! 25 May 2025: Annual concert for Wagner’s birthday by Bass baritone Eugene Raggio [Hans Sachs], soprano Livia Brash [Eva] & pianist Thomas Victor Johnson: – Memento of a concert with Eugene Raggio, Livia Brash & Thomas Victor Johnson – ‘Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’, Act 3 Sc 1, by Wagner – Eugene Raggio & Thomas Vincent Johnson – ‘Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’, Act 3 Sc 4, by Wagner – Eugene Raggio, Livia Brash, Thomas Johnson |
| 2024: |
| 1 December 2024: Christmas concert by soprano Amanda Windred, mezzo-soprano Celeste Haworth and collaborative pianist Yerim Lee, with music by Wagner, Brahms, Beethoven and R Strauss: – Weiche, Wotan, weiche (Erda’s Warning) from Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner – Celeste Haworth, Yerim Lee – Einsam in trüben Tagen (Elsa’s Dream) from Lohengrin by Richard Wagner – Amanda Windred, Yerim Lee – Von ewiger Liebe Op.43 No.1 by Brahms – Celeste Haworth, Yerim Lee – Dich, teure Halle from Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner – Amanda Windred, Yerim Lee – Höre mit Sinn from Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner – Celeste Haworth, Yerim Lee – Ruhe, meine Seele Op.27 No.1 & Morgen! Op.27 No.4 by Richard Strauss – Amanda Windred, Yerim Lee |
| 2023: |
| 30 July 2023: Concert by bass-baritone Christopher Curcuruto, soprano Kori Miller and pianist Katherine Day, with works by Wagner, Previn, Mozart, Puccini, Wolf, Floyd, Liszt and R Strauss: – Memento of a concert – Images from the concert are accompanied in this video by Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge from Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner, performed by Christopher Curcuruto & Katherine Day, which was recorded live at the concert. |
| 2022: |
2 March 2022: ‘Amfortas! Die Wunde … Two Wounded Disciples’ – The post-Christian world of Parsifal and the curios symbiosis between Amfortas and Klingsor, by British broadcaster Christopher Cook, via zoom: – Zoom talk – Christopher Cook |
| 19 January 2022: The making of ‘Marjorie Lawrence: The World at her Feet’, by documentary makers Wayne Groom and Dr Carolyn Bilsborow, via zoom: – Zoom talk – Wayne Groom, Dr Carolyn Bilsborow |
| 2021: |
| 28 November 2021: ‘Ariadne’s Christmas Thread’ with soprano Pamela Andrews, soprano Emily Turner, mezzo-soprano Jill Sullivan & pianist Michael Curtain, featuring works by Wagner, Brahms, Liszt and R Strauss: – Adelaide Op. 46 by Beethoven – Jill Sullivan (mezzo-soprano), Michael Curtain (pianist) – Phänomen Op. 61 by Brahms – Pamela Andrews (soprano), Jill Sullivan, Michael Curtain – Die Boten der Liebe Op. 61 by Brahms – Pamela Andrews, Jill Sullivan, Michael Curtain – Rhapsody in B Minor Op. 79, No.1 by Brahms – Michael Curtain – Oh! Quand je dors by Liszt – Emily Turner, Michael Curtain – Der du von dem Himmel bist (version 3) by Liszt – Jill Sullivan, Michael Curtain – Euch Lüften, die mein Klagen from Lohengrin by Wagner – Pamela Andrews, Michael Curtain – Ortrud! wo bist du from Lohengrin by Wagner – Pamela Andrews, Jill Sullivan, Michael Curtain – September second of Four Last Songs by R Strauss – Pamela Andrews, Michael Curtain – Wo in Bergen du dich birgst from Die Walküre by Wagner – Jill Sullivan, Michael Curtain – Es gibt ein Reich from Ariadne auf Naxos by R Strauss – Pamela Andrews, Michael Curtain – Marie Theres’! Hab’ mir’s gelobt by R Strauss – Pamela Andrews, Emily Turner, Jill Sullivan, Michael Curtain |
| 2 September 2021: Soprano Anna-Louise Cole in conversation with Dr Robert Mitchell via zoom: – Zoom talk – Anna-Louise ColeYouTube links to music referred to in the video: – Excerpt 1: Part of ‘Dich teure Halle’ from Tannhäuser Act 2 – Anna-Louise Cole (Opera Australia Orchestra, Tahu Matheson cond., from Opera Australia’s film ‘Opera is Back’, 2021) YouTube link for ‘Opera is Back’ [Anna-Louise’s excerpt begins at 7.07m]– Excerpt 2: ‘Du bist der Lenz’ from ‘Die Walküre’, Act 1 – Jeannine Altmeyer with Peter Hofmann (Chereau production, Bayreuth Festival 1976, Boulez cond.) YouTube link – Excerpt 3 : ‘Ewig war ich’ from ‘Siegfried’, Act 3 – Kirsten Flagstad with Set Svanholm (1951 studio recording, Georges Sébastian cond.) YouTube link – Excerpt 4: Immolation Scene from ‘Götterdämmerung’, Act 3 – Birgit Nilsson (from the BBC documentary The Golden Ring 1964) – THIS LINK IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. |
6 June 2021: Alex Ross in conversation with Dr David Larkin via zoom: – Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music – Alex Ross |
| 23 May 2021: Celebration of The Society’s 40th anniversary and Richard Wagner’s 208th birthday, at St Columba Community Centre: – Recalling the founding events of the Wagner Society in NSW, and more – Richard King |
7 March 2021: Wagner at 40, a Wagner Society in NSW concert, at Mosman Art Gallery, with soprano Laura Scandizzo, violinist Cedar-Rose Newman and pianist Bradley Gilchrist, and works by Wagner, Beethoven, Liszt and Ysaÿe: – Our Wagner at 40 concert, Part 1– Our Wagner at 40 concert, Part 2 – Senta’s ballad from Der fliegende Holländer by Wagner – Laura Scandizzo, Bradley Gilchrist– Sonata for piano and violin, 2nd movement by Beethoven – Cedar-Rose Newman, Bradley Gilchrist – Einsam in Trüben Tagen from Lohengrin by Wagner – Laura Scandizzo, Bradley Gilchrist – Dich, Teure Halle from Tannhäuser by Wagner- Laura Scandizzo, Bradley Gilchrist – Sonata in A-flat Major, WWV85 (Eine Sonate für das Album von Frau Mathilde Wesendonck) by Wagner – Bradley Gilchrist – Träume – Wesendonck Lieder No. 4 by Wagner – Laura Scandizzo, Bradley Gilchrist |
| 2020: |
| 18 October 2020: Talk by Dr David Larkin via zoom: – Beyond the opera house: CS Lewis & Wagner reception in Edwardian Britain – Dr David Larkin |
27 February 2020: The Hon Jane Mathews AO Memorial Concert at St Columba Community Centre, with Maestro Anthony Negus accompanying the performers, and singers sopranos Laura Scandizzo, Eleanor Greenwood & Emily Turner, baritone Hamish James & tenor Timothy Nunn, and a program of music by Beethoven, Weber, Wagner, R Strauss, Marx, Humperdinck and Schubert: – A memento from the concert – Anthony Negus, Emily Turner, Eleanor Greenwood, Laura Scandizzo, Timothy Nunn, Hamish James – Mir ist so wunderbar from Fidelio by Beethoven – Anthony Negus, Emily Turner, Laura Scandizzo, Timothy Nunn, Hamish James |
| 2015: |
22 November 2015: Christmas concert with sopranos Laura Scandizzo & Jenny Bonner, baritone Soonki Park & pianist Michael Curtain, at Glebe Justice Centre: – Heimliches Lieben (Secret Love) by Schubert – Jenny Bonner, Michael Curtain |
| 2014: |
| 4 May 2014: Wagner and Beyond concert with pianist Mikey Curtain, soprano Catherine Bouchier, baritone David Greco, Gigi Daniel, soprano Emilie Lemasson & tenor Matthew Reardon, at Mosman Art Gallery, featuring works by Humperdinck, Korngold, Weber, Wagner, R Strauss, Rossini, Debussy, Duparc, Poulenc and more: – Exstase by Duparc – David Greco, Michael Curtain – Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle from Der Freischütz by Weber – Emilie Lemasson, Michael Curtain – Tout n’est qu’images fugitives by Wagner – Emilie Lemasson, Michael Curtain – L’Attente by Wagner – Emilie Lemasson, Michael Curtain – Mignonne by Wagner – Emilie Lemasson, Michael Curtain – Dors, mon enfant by Wagner – Emilie Lemasson, Michael Curtain |