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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg [videorecording] / Richard Wagner
- Author
- Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
- Published
- Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex : Opus Arte, [2010]
- Copyright Date
- ©2010
- Physical Description
- 2 videodiscs (306 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Additional Creators
- Hawlata, Franz, Korn, Artur, 1937-, Volle, Michael, Vogt, Klaus Florian, Ernst, Norbert, 1977-, Kaune, Michaela, Guber, Carola, Weigle, Sebastian, Wagner, Katharina, 1978-, Steffens, Tilo, 1969-, Barth, Michaela, 1965-, Grüter, Andreas, Sollich, Robert, Friedrich, Eberhard, Meier, Christoph Ulrich, Opus Arte (Firm), and Bayreuther Festspiele. performer
- Series
- Language Note
- Sung in German; subtitles in English, French, German, and Spanish.
- Summary
- The town goldsmith announces that the winner of the Midsummer's Day song contest will win his daughter, but must also be or become a Mastersinger. The cobbler Hans Sachs (an actual historical figure) helps Walther compose a Mastersong with which to defeat his rival Beckmesser and win Eva.
- Subject(s)
- Genre(s)
- Note
- Title from disc label.
Opera in three acts.
Program notes and synopsis in English, German, and French (25 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Extra features include cast gallery, and "Making of" documentary. - Creation/Production Credits Note
- Production, Katharina Wagner ; stage designer, Tilo Steffens ; costume designers, Michaela Barth, Tilo Steffens ; lighting, Andreas Grüter ; dramaturge, Robert Sollich ; chorus master, Eberhard Friedrich ; music supervisor, Christoph Ulrich Meier.
- Participant/Performer Note
- Franz Hawlata (Hans Sachs) ; Artur Korn (Veit Pogner) ; Michael Volle (Sixtus Beckmesser) ; Klaus Florian Vogt (Walther von Stolzing) ; Norbert Ernst (David) ; Michaela Kaune (Eva) ; Carola Guber (Magdalene) ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus ; Sebastian Weigle, conductor.
- Data/Place of Event
- Recorded live at the Bayreuth Festival 2008.
- Technical Details
- DVD, NTSC; DTS 5.1, LPCM stereo.; aspect ratio 16:9; all regions.
- Terms of Use and Reproduction
- No public performance rights. Classroom instruction and home use permitted.
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