Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg is a grand comic opera by Richard Wagner, set in 16th-century Nuremberg and centered on a guild of master singers and a song contest that explores themes of art, tradition, and innovation.

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instanceOf comic opera
grand opera
opera
basedOn traditions of the historical Meistersinger guilds
catalogueNumber WWV 96
commissionedBy Ludwig II of Bavaria
composer Richard Wagner
duration approximately 4.5 hours
featuresCharacter David
Eva Pogner
Hans Sachs
Magdalene
Sixtus Beckmesser
Veit Pogner
linked to: Johannes Kreisler

Walther von Stolzing
firstCompletePerformanceLanguage German
firstPublisher B. Schott’s Söhne
focusesOn guild of master singers
song contest
genre comic opera
music drama
hasOperaHouseAssociation Bayreuth Festival
historicalContext written during Wagner’s middle period
historicalFigureDepicted Hans Sachs
language German
librettist Richard Wagner
mainTheme art
artistic freedom
innovation
the role of the artist in society
tradition
notableFor being Wagner’s only mature comic opera
integration of choruses and ensembles
use of leitmotifs
notableNumber Act I Prelude
Finale of Act III
“Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein”
“Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn!”
numberOfActs 3
orchestration large Romantic orchestra
partOfRepertoire standard operatic repertoire
premiereCity Munich
premiereCountry Kingdom of Bavaria
premiereDate 1868-06-21
premierePlace National Theatre Munich
settingCountry Germany
settingPlace Nuremberg
settingTime 16th century
structure Prelude and three acts

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Richard Wagner notableWork Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Richard Wagner composerOf Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Tristan und Isolde followedBy Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Bayreuth Festival notableWorkPerformed Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Hans Sachs occupation Meistersinger
linked to: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Hans Sachs portrayedIn Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Walther von Stolzing appearsIn Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Walther von Stolzing firstAppearance Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Sixtus Beckmesser appearsIn Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Sixtus Beckmesser workTitleInEnglish The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
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Sixtus Beckmesser firstAppearance Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act I
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Magdalene appearsIn Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Magdalene workTitleInEnglish The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
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Act I Prelude partOf Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Act I Prelude associatedWith Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg overture
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Eva Pogner appearsIn Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Eva Pogner firstPerformanceWork Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Munich premiere 1868
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