Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (German: [diː ˈmaɪstɐˌzɪŋɐ fɔn ˈnʏʁnbɛʁk]; "The Master-Singers of Nuremberg"), WWV 96, is a music drama (or opera) in three acts, written and composed by Richard Wagner. It is among the longest operas commonly performed, usually taking around four and a half hours. It was first performed at the National Theatre Munich, today the home of the Bavarian State Opera, in Munich, on 21 June 1868. The conductor at the premiere was Hans von Bülow.
| Original Name | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
| Librettist | Richard Wagner |
| Date of composition | 1867 (1861-1867) |
| Premiered | 1868, June 21st in Munich, Germany |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | WWV 96 |
| Approx. duration | 270 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
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Orchestra
Voice (Bass-Baritone) - ans Sachs, Schuster, Meistersinger (cobbler, mastersinger) Voice (Bass) - Veit Pogner, Goldschmied, Meistersinger (goldsmith, mastersinger) Voice (Tenor) - Kunz Vogelgesang, Kürschner, Meistersinger (furrier, mastersinger) Voice (Bass) - Konrad Nachtigall, Spengler, Meistersinger (tinsmith, mastersinger) Voice (Baritone) - Sixtus Beckmesser, Stadtschreiber, Meistersinger (town clerk, mastersinger) Voice (Bass) - Fritz Kothner, Bäcker, Meistersinger (baker, mastersinger) Voice (Tenor) - Balthasar Zorn, Zinngießer, Meistersinger (pewterer, mastersinger) Voice (Tenor) - Ulrich Eißlinger, Würzkrämer, Meistersinger (grocer, mastersinger) Voice (Tenor) - Augustin Moser, Schneider, Meistersinger (tailor, mastersinger) Voice (Bass) - Hermann Ortel, Seifensieder, Meistersinger (soapmaker, mastersinger) Voice (Bass) - Hans Schwarz, Strumpfwirker, Meistersinger (stocking weaver, mastersinger) Voice (Bass) - Hans Foltz, Kupferschmied, Meistersinger (coppersmith, mastersinger) Voice (Tenor) - Walther von Stolzing, ein junger Ritter aus Franken (a young knight from Franconia) Voice (Tenor) - David, Lehrbube Hans Sachs (Sachs's apprentice) Voice (Soprano) - Eva, Pogners Tochter (Pogner's daughter) Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Magdalene, Evas Amme (Eva's nurse) Voice (Bass-Baritone) - Ein Nachtwächter (A Nightwatchman) Chorus/Choir - Lehrbuben (Citizens of all guilds and their wives, journeymen, apprentices, young women, people of Nuremberg) |
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Franz Liszt: Am stillen Herd, S. 448
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| Autotranslations beta |
Richard Wagner: The Master-Singers of Nuremberg, WWV 96 Richard Wagner: The Master-Singers of Nuremberg, WWV 96 Richard Wagner: The Master-Singers of Nuremberg, WWV 96 |