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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Statements (44)

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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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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