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 ⓘ
linked to: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Sixtus Beckmesser → firstAppearance → Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act I ⓘ
linked to: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Magdalene → appearsIn → Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg ⓘ
Magdalene → workTitleInEnglish → The Mastersingers of Nuremberg ⓘ
linked to: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Act I Prelude → partOf → Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg ⓘ
Act I Prelude → associatedWith → Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg overture ⓘ
linked to: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Eva Pogner → appearsIn → Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg ⓘ
Eva Pogner → firstPerformanceWork → Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Munich premiere 1868 ⓘ
linked to: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg