Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (complete opera directed by Wolfgang Wagner recorded in 1984)

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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (complete opera directed by Wolfgang Wagner recorded in 1984)
Bayreuther Festival / Bernd Weikl / Siegfried Jerusalem / Marianne Haggander / Marga Schiml / Graham Clark / Hermann Prey / Horst Stein (cond)

[ Deutsche Grammophon / Unitel / 2 DVD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 18 April 2006

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Rated: G - Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993Suitable for General Audiences

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Staged and directed by Richard Wagner's grandson Wolfgang at the Bayreuther Festspiele in 1984, this production of Wagner's only comic opera features an all-star cast and the Bayreuther Festspiele chorus and orchestra under the direction of Horst Stein

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All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - DTS 5.1 Surround / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround / Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - Colour - NTSC

Staged and directed by Richard Wagner's grandson Wolfgang at the Bayreuther Festspiele in 1984, this production of Wagner's only comic opera features an all-star cast and the Bayreuther Festspiele chorus and orchestra under the direction of Horst Stein.

This authentic production dispenses with the common clichés to reveal the humanity of each character - here, Beckmesser (Hermann Prey) is no longer a foolish caricature but a cultivated intellectual; Stolzing (Siegfried Jerusalem) emerges as a thoughtful individual rather than aggressive aristocrat; and Hans Sachs (Bernd Weikl) sheds his solemn patriarchal veneer to become a likeable middle-aged man

"Hermann Prey´s interpretation of Beckmesser as a cultivated intellectual is a triumph of dramatic and vocal artistry: a stunning performance . . . Brilliant . . . Bernd Weikl as Sachs - an almost unique combination of musical refinement and expressive power". (Abendzeitung, Munich)

Video directed by Brian Large