Having admired the lists of forthcoming performances of Wagner operas compiled by Raymond Brown and David Waters that were published in Wagner News and having done the exercise myself some years ago for some years in succession, I find myself called upon to prepare the lists for the benefit of members of the Wagner Society (and for my own benefit, be it said). The tally of forthcoming performances having grown substantially over the years as opera houses round the world demonstrate their virility by staging Wagner operas, the Editor of Wagner News gently suggested that the place for the list is not that journal but the world wide web, primarily because of the space the listing would occupy in WN and secondarily because the listing is time sensitive and of little value after the event.
None of the information given below should be taken as gospel. It cannot be recommended too strongly that if a visit for a particular opera to a particular venue at a particular time to hear particular singers is contemplated, checks need to be made before embarking on a journey (or even making travel and accommodation bookings). Having said that it is hoped that the listing will nevertheless prove a useful guide.
Lastly, both the author of the list and the Society’s webmaster would welcome notification of any scheduled Wagner performances before 1 January 2013 that have been overlooked. Below please see the link to the sixteenth iteration of the listing for the Wagner Society.
