Sponsors & Donors

The Wagner Society in NSW Inc seeks to promote the music of Richard Wagner and his contemporaries, to encourage a wider understanding of their work and to support emerging Wagnerian performers from NSW and Wagnerian productions in Australia. It gratefully acknowledges the generous support of its commercial sponsors and its donors.


SPONSORING ARTISTS & PRODUCTIONS

One of the Society's aims is to support emerging Wagnerian performers from NSW and Wagnerian productions in Australia.

Laura Scandizzo

One recent recipient of support from the Wagner Society in NSW Inc is dramatic soprano Laura Scandizzo for her performance of  'Liebestod' from Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde' in Sydney University Symphony Orchestra's Music for the Stage Concert on Saturday 25 May 2025, conducted by Luke Spicer.  You can view her performance in Part 2 of the concert here, as well as the Prelude to 'Tristan und Isolde' and Tchaikovski's 'Swan Lake Suite'.

Laura Scandizzo with the SUSO, 25 May 2025 [photo, Tim Green].
Laura Scandizzo with the SUSO, 25 May 2025 [photo, Tim Green].


Melbourne Opera's 'Ring Cycle'

In 2021 and 2022, the Wagner Society donated four Wagner tubas to Melbourne Opera for its production of the 'Ring Cycle'.

Wagner Society in NSW members with Melbourne Opera brass players with Wagner tubas
Wagner Society in NSW members L-R: Tim Green, Robert Mitchell, Esteban Insausti, Agnes Brejzek, Barbara De Rome & Melbourne Opera brass players with Wagner tubas L-R: Stuart McGregor (Bass Tuba 1), Tom Campbell (Tenor Tuba 1), Josiah Kop (Bass Tuba 2) & Tim Hannah (Tenor Tuba 2) at 'Die Walküre', 13 February 2022 [photo, Ruth Francis].



OUR DONORS

The Society gratefully acknowledges the generous support of donors.

Artists who have been supported by the Wagner Society in NSW.


All donors contributing to the Wagner Society's donation of four Wagner tubas to Melbourne Opera for its production of the 'Ring Cycle' received a tuba pin.

All donors contributing to the Wagner Society's donation of four Wagner tubas to Melbourne Opera for its production of the 'Ring Cycle' received a tuba pin.
A tuba pin for donors.

 

OUR SPONSORS

The Society values the ongoing support of our commercial sponsors: Brangayne Wines of Orange.

brangayne


The Brangayne vineyard is situated 9 kilometres south-west of Orange, on Pinnacle Road, on the Eastern slopes of Mount Canobolas. The property came into possession of the Hoskins family in the 1930s and for sixty years, apples, pears, peaches and cherries were grown. Then, in 1994, the fruit trees were replaced by wine grapes. Brangayne Wines are distinctive cold climate wines.

Brangane wine
The Brangayne label above depicts Isolde and Brangäne who is preparing the Drink of Love.

 

Some of the many artists and speakers who have been presented with Brangayne wines at Wagner Society events.
Some of the many artists and speakers who have been presented with Brangayne wines at Wagner Society events.