WAGNER, R.: Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Die) [Opera] (Glyndebourne, 2011)
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg)
Composer: Wagner, Richard
Librettist/Text Author: Wagner, Richard
Conductor: Jurowski, Vladimir
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus: Glyndebourne Chorus
Chorus Master: Bines, Jeremy
David: Lehtipuu, Topi
Eva: Gabler, Anna
Hans Sachs: Finley, Gerald
Kunz Vogelgesang: Judson, Colin
Magdalene: Selinger, Michaela
Sixtus Beckmesser: Kranzle, Johannes Martin
Veit Pogner: Miles, Alastair
Walther von Stolzing: Jentzsch, Marco
Set Designer: Mortimer, Vicki
Costume Designer: Mortimer, Vicki
Lighting Designer: Constable, Paule
Choreographer: Andrews, George
Stage Director: McVicar, David
Television Director: Roussillon, Francois
Date of Production: 07-2011
Venue: Glyndebourne Opera House
Playing Time: 04:40:57
Catalogue Number: OA1085D
UPC: 809478010852
Libretto
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg)
Synopsis
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg)
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg)
Audiences around the world have always found Die Meistersinger to be a life-enhancing celebration of wisdom, art and song. So it proves in David McVicar's production - the first at Glyndebourne - which is updated to the early 19th century of Wagner's childhood. At the centre of a true ensemble cast is Gerald Finley, a 'gleamingly sung', 'eminently believable' Sachs (The Independent Sunday), supported by the dynamic conducting of Vladimir Jurowski which like McVicar's production, uses Glyndebourne's special intimacy to bring sharp focus to bear on the subtlely of Wagner's musical and dramatic counterpoint.
