Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg [videorecording] / [music] by Richard Wagner ; libretto by the composer ; a co-production of Glyndebourne Production in association with France Télévisions.
Gerald Finley (Hans Sachs) ; Marco Jentzsch (Walther von Stolzing) ; Johannes Martin Kränzle (Sixtus Beckmesser) ; Alastair Miles (Veit Pogner) ; Topi Lehtipuu (David) ; Anna Gabler (Eva) ; Michaela Selinger (Magdalene) ; supporting soloists ; Glyndebourne Chorus ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Vladimir Jurowski, conductor. Opera in three acts. Recorded in performance June 2011, Glyndebourne Opera House. Program notes and synopsis in English, French, and German (26 p. : ill.) inserted in container. Extra features (20 min.): Cast gallery; Die Meistersinger von Glyndebourne; Meistersinger von Nürnberg, an opera with baggage.
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.
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