Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Watch Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg online for free from Sunday 30 August.
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About the opera
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg stands apart among Wagner’s operas. This wise and warm-hearted comedy rejects the composer’s usual gods and goddesses, magical potions and faraway lands to tell a simpler story about everyday life and people. The result is a work of tremendous humanity and truth – a musical celebration of art itself.
When a young knight arrives in the city of Nuremberg he falls immediately in love with Eva. But her hand has been promised to the winner of a singing competition, and so, with the help of the cobbler-poet Hans Sachs, he sets out to win both the contest and the girl.
Described by the composer himself as ‘a grand comic opera’, Die Meistersinger combines lyrical arias and ensembles with vast choral statements to create a work of scope and intimacy, a piece that celebrates tradition while anticipating change and innovation.
Vladimir Jurowski conducts Glyndebourne’s first ever staging, starring Gerald Finley who makes his role debut as the cobbler-poet Hans Sachs.
To celebrate our #GlyndebourneOpenHouse stream, Gerald Finley has organised a reunion of the cast and creative team – watch now on YouTube.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg was captured live at Festival 2011. It is available on DVD from our shop.
Preview videos
Creative team
Conductor
Vladimir Jurowski
Director
David McVicar
Designer
Vicki Mortimer
Lighting Designer
Paul Constable
Choreographer
Andrew George
Fight Director
Nicholas Hall
The London Philharmonic Orchestra
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Chorus Master
Jeremy Bines
Cast
Walther von Stolzing
Marco Jentzsch
Eva
Anna Gabler
Magdalene
Michaela Selinger
David
Topi Lehtipuu
Veit Pogner
Alastair Miles
Sixtus Beckmesser
Johannes Martin Kränzle
Hans Sachs
Gerald Finley
Kunz Vogelsang
Colin Judson
Konrad Nachtigall
Andrew Slater
Fritz Kothner
Henry Waddington
Hermann Ortel
Robert Poulton
Balthasar Zorn
Alasdair Elliott
Augustin Moser
Daniel Norman
Ulrich Eisslinger
Adrian Thompson
Hans Foltz
Graeme Broadbent
Hans Schwartz
Maxim Mikhailov
Nightwatchman
Mats Almgren
Photos: Alastair Muir