A year-long scored walking practice · 2026
Zwölf Opern.
Zwölf Gänge.
Eine Stadt.
Each month of 2026, one of Wagner's twelve operas scored to a walk through New York City. Documented in writing, photography, video, maps, and sound. A practice of attention.
Das Jahr · The year
Aktueller Monat · Current month
Mai · May 2026
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg · 1868 · Wagner's only mature comedy
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Das Projekt · The project
Writing
Aufbruchbücher
Monthly essays and long-form writing on Wagner, walking, and the project.
Language
Deutsch Lernen
German vocabulary articles. C1+ level, etymological depth, one word per week.
Audio
Hören
Two seasons, thirty-four episodes. Wagner, walking, New York, obsession.
Walking
Streifzüge
The scored walks. Routes and reflections from twelve months in the city.
Video
Gehvideos
Walk films. Raw and Wagner-scored versions of each monthly walk.
Cartography
Karten
Interactive maps. Every walk route, every stop, every scored location.
Data
Interaktives
Visualisations, constellations, and intensity charts from the year's data.
About
Die Methode
What Aufbruchmatt is. A method of attention. An explanation of the practice.