American Wagner Festival

(Formerly known as Boston Wagner Institute) 2026 Application

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Deadline: Monday December 1, 2025

The American Wagner Festival — formally known as the Boston Wagner Institute — is an operatic training program presented by Jane Eaglen, Jonathan McPhee, and the Boston Wagner Society. The program aims to educate younger generations of dramatic and Wagnerian voices. Hosted in Lexington, Massachusetts, with all rehearsals, coachings, classes, and performances held in town. Please read the full opportunity listing for more information.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please submit a resume, headshot, a repertoire list for your audition, and two video-recorded arias, one must be by Richard Wagner. There is no age limit.

Auditions will be entirely virtual from your video recordings. There is a $20 application fee.

Tuition for accepted students is $3400.

The program runs from 07/27/26 to 08/08/26 with Sunday 08/02/26 as a free day.

Accommodation is not provided, but home stays or other opportunities may be available to accepted singers upon request, based on need. Scholarships are not guaranteed, but may also be available to accepted singers.

WHO WE ARE:

American Wagner Festival combines the forces of soprano and director, Jane Eaglen, and conductor Jonathan McPhee. With McPhee's American Wagner Festival Orchestra, and Eaglen's vocal and dramatic training, singers will perform semi-staged Wagnerian scenes with a full orchestra.

Repertoire for scenes will be assigned based on the accepted students we receive; however for our 2026 year, all our scenes will be from The Ring Cycle.

Please contact Jane Eaglen at AWF@bostonwagnersociety.org with any questions regarding this application. For technical help, please contact help@yaptracker.com.

Personal Information

First Name*

Last Name*

Please select your voice type.*

Contact Information

E-mail address*

Address line 1*

Address line 2

City*

State/Province*

Zip/Post Code*

Country*

Cell Number*

No spaces, dashes etc. phone number fields

Headshot

Please include a headshot*

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Resume

Please include a resume*

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Video

Please include two video-recorded arias, one must be by Richard Wagner.*

May be accompanied with live pianist or a track. Auditions will be entirely virtual from your video recordings. Number of selections required: 2.

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Aria Video Selections*

Please list your recorded aria details here. Number of selections required: 2.

Selection 1

Aria

Role

Opera

Composer

Language

Selection 2

Aria

Role

Opera

Composer

Language

Payment Details

Payment Instructions

We humbly require a fee for our application review process. Credit/debit online or mailed check accepted. If paying by check, please email AWF@bostonwagnersociety.org upon mailing for confirmation of payment, and we will send you a reciept.

Checks should be made out to:

Boston Wagner Society

Mailing address:

The Boston Wagner Society
P.O. Box 320033
Boston, MA 02132-0001 U.S.A.

Amount: $20.00 (USD)

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