International Association of Wagner Societies

RWVI
International Association of Wagner Societies
Founded1991 (1991)
HeadquartersBayreuth
Location
Members
26,000
Key people
Dr Harry Leutscher, President
AffiliationsBayreuth Festival
Websitewww.richard-wagner.org/rwvi/en/

The International Association of Wagner Societies (Der Richard-Wagner-Verband International e.V., also known as "Der RWVI") is an affiliation of Wagner societies (Richard Wagner-Verband) that promotes interest and research into the works of Richard Wagner, raises funds for scholarships for young music students, singers, and instrumentalists, and supports the annual Bayreuth Festival. It also sponsors symposia, holds singing competitions for Wagnerian voices, and issues awards for stage direction and stagings of Wagner's operas. The association is a nonprofit organization, governed by a Presidium headed by a President, who are elected together quinquennially.[1]

  1. ^ International Association of the Wagner Societies. Union of International Associations.