“Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” by Richard Wagner
♡Premiere / date of written: 24 October 1867
“I considered him to be the last manifestation of the people's productive artistic spirit.” Richard Wagner It was first performed at the Königliches Hof- und National-Theater in Munich, on June 21, 1868. The conductor at the premiere was Hans von Bülow.
The completion of Die Meistersinger, Tribschen, Thursday, October 24, 1867, 8 o'clock in the evening, R. W.
Libretti
German–English side-by-side translation
| # | Language | Authors |
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German
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Richard Wagner |
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English
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| 3 | Russian | Виктор Павлович Коломийцов |
original libretto
side-by-side of the original libretto
History
| January 19, 1576 | German Meistersinger, poet, and playwright Hans Sachs (idealized in Wagner’s opera "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg") died in Nuremberg. |
| November 1, 1862 | Richard Wagner conducted the first public performance of the Prelude to "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, more than five years before the complete opera’s premiere. |
| June 21, 1868 | Wagner’s "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" received its world premiere at the National Theatre in Munich. |
Images
Notable videos
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg finale - English subtitles
Richard Wagner's opera was performed at the "The Metropolitan Opera" in New York (2001). With an all-star cast, impressive stage design and a great camera-work, it's one of the best Versions. |
Audio recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
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| 1951 | Hans Sachs — Otto Edelmann, Walther von Stolzing — Hans Hopf, Sixtus Beckmesser — Erich Kunz, David — Gerhard Unger, Eva — Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Magdalena — Ira Malaniuk, Veit Pogner — Gottlob Frick |
Herbert von Karajan Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus |
EMI Classics |
$11.66 |
| 1967 | Hans Sachs — Thomas Stewart, Walther von Stolzing — Sándor Kónya, Sixtus Beckmesser — Thomas Hemsley, David — Gerhard Unger, Eva — Gundula Janowitz, Magdalena — Brigitte Fassbaender, Veit Pogner — Franz Crass |
Rafael Kubelík Chorus and Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio under |
Arts Music / Calig / Myto |
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| 1970 | Hans Sachs — Theo Adam, Walther von Stolzing — René Kollo, Sixtus Beckmesser — Geraint Evans, David — Peter Schreier, Eva — Helen Donath, Magdalena — Ruth Hesse, Veit Pogner — Karl Ridderbusch |
Herbert von Karajan Staatskapelle Dresden and Staatsoper Chorus |
EMI Classics |
$39.99 |
| 1975 | Hans Sachs — Norman Bailey, Walther von Stolzing — René Kollo, Sixtus Beckmesser — Bernd Weikl, David — Adolf Dallapozza, Eva — Hannelore Bode, Magdalena — Julia Hamari |
Sir Georg Solti Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera Chorus |
Decca/London |
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| 1976 | Hans Sachs — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Walther von Stolzing — Plácido Domingo, Sixtus Beckmesser — Roland Hermann, David — Horst R Laubenthal, Eva — Catarina Ligendza, Magdalena — Christa Ludwig, Veit Pogner — Peter Lagger |
Eugen Jochum Chorus and Orchestra of the German Opera, Berlin |
Deutsche Grammophon |
$36.29 |
| 1993 | Hans Sachs — Bernd Weikl, Walther von Stolzing — Ben Heppner, Sixtus Beckmesser — Siegfried Lorenz, David — Deon van der Walt, Eva — Cheryl Studer, Magdalena — Cornelia Kallisch |
Wolfgang Sawallisch Munich Staatsorchester |
EMI Classics |
$24.30 |
Video recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Hans Sachs — Bernd Weikl Walther von Stolzing — Siegfried Jerusalem Sixtus Beckmesser — Hermann Prey David — Graham Clark Eva — Mari Anne Haeggander Magdalena — Marga Schiml Veit Pogner — Manfred Schenk Fritz Kothner - Jef Vermeersch Nachtwächter - Matthias Hölle Kunz Vogelgesang - András Molnár Konrad Nachtigall - Martin Egel Ulrich Eisslinger - Peter Maus Balthasar Zorn - Udo Holdhorf Augustin Moser - Helmut Pampuch Hermann Ortel - Sándor Sólyom-Nagy Hans Schwarz - Heinz Klaus Ecker Hans Foltz - Dieter Schweikart |
Horst Stein Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus Wolfgang Wagner |
Deutsche Grammophon |
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| 2001
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Sachs — James Morris, Walther — Ben Heppner, Beckmesser — Sir Thomas Allen, David — Matthew Polenzani, Eva — Karita Mattila, Magdalena — Jill Grove Pogner — Rene Pape |
James Levine Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus Otto Schenk |
Deutsche Grammophon |
$4.58 |
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