Wagner Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

Juni 1868 in münchen statt.
Wagner die meistersinger von nürnberg. It is among the longest operas commonly performed usually taking around four and a half hours. Sung by theo adam rené kollo geraint evans peter schreier helen donath ruth. Die meistersinger is the only wagner opera that employs comedy and no doubt the heavy teutonic humour will not suit everyone it is believed that wagner s motive for composing this work was to caricature his most vitriolic critic by casting him as beckmesser an object of ridicule. Ein satyrspiel des komponisten richard wagner in drei akten nach einem von ihm selbst verfassten libretto.
3 acts composition year. Die meistersinger von nürnberg the mastersingers of nuremberg is an opera in three acts written and composed by richard wagner. Die meistersinger von nürnberg wwv 96 wagner richard movements sections mov ts sec s. Wagner first contemplated die meistersinger von nürnberg the mastersingers of nuremberg as a possible subject as early as 1845.
At the time nuremberg was a free imperial city and. The story is set in nuremberg in the mid 16th century. It is one of the most popu. Full opera recording the mastersingers of nuremberg.
It was first performed at the national theatre munich today the home of the bavarian state opera in munich on 21 june 1868. Die spieldauer beträgt rund 4 stunden. Die meistersinger von nürnberg. 1 1 1 vorspiel act i 1 1 1 1 for organ.
Pieces based on die meistersinger von nürnberg contents. The conductor at the premiere was hans von bülow. Richard wagner die meistersinger von nürnberg youtube. The mastersingers of nürnberg wagner partly abandoned his continuous music style because central episodes in the libretto required self contained numbers.
Die uraufführung fand am 21. He had just finished his opera tannhäuser and was taking a cure at marienbad reading georg gottfried gervinius history of german literature to unwind. Die meistersinger von nürnberg by richard wagner libretto english german. In die meistersinger von nürnberg 1868.
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