Walther von Stolzing

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Walther von Stolzing is the young nobleman and aspiring poet-singer who serves as the romantic hero in Richard Wagner’s opera "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg."

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Walther von Stolzing canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
nobleman
opera character
poet
singer
appearsIn Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
artForm music
poetry
associatedMotif Prize Song motif
associatedWith Nuremberg
belongsTo German Romantic opera tradition
centralThemeRelation conflict between tradition and innovation
characterTrait idealistic
impulsive
romantic
creator Richard Wagner
dramaticArc from untrained outsider to recognized master singer
dramaticFunction outsider challenging guild rules
fictionalStatus protagonist of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
firstAppearance Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
firstPerformanceLocation Nationaltheater München
firstPerformanceOfWork 21 June 1868
genreOfWork opera
inspiredBy tradition of historical Meistersinger
languageOfWork German
librettoBy Richard Wagner
loveInterest Eva Pogner
marries Eva Pogner
memberOf Meistersinger guild (aspirant)
mentor Hans Sachs
musicalStyleAssociation lyric-dramatic tenor repertoire
nationality Franconian nobleman
notableAria Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein (Prize Song)
notableWorkInFiction Prize Song
occupation poet-singer
operaBy Richard Wagner
operaNumberInWagnerOeuvre only mature comic opera hero by Wagner
rival Sixtus Beckmesser
roleInWork romantic hero
setIn Nuremberg
settingCountry Germany
timePeriodOfFiction 16th century
voiceType tenor
wins song contest

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Sixtus Beckmesser antagonistTo Walther von Stolzing
Sixtus Beckmesser romanticRivalOf Walther von Stolzing
Magdalene associatedWith Walther von Stolzing
Eva Pogner romanticInterest Walther von Stolzing