Organization

Singer

Bass-baritone

Gerald Finley

Hans Sachs

Tenor

Marco Jentzsch

Walther von Stolzing

Topi Lehtipuu

David

Baritone

Johannes Martin Kränzle

Sixtus Beckmesser

Soprano

Anna Gabler

Mezzo-soprano

Michaela Selinger

Magdalena

Bass

Alastair Miles

Veit Pogner

Henry Waddington

Fritz Kothner

Colin Judson

Kunz Vogelgesang

Andrew Slater

Konrad Nachtigall

Alasdair Elliott

Balthasar Zorn

Adrian Thompson

Ulrich Eisslinger

Daniel Norman

Augustin Moser

Robert Poulton

Herman Ortel

Maxim Mikhailov

Hans Schwarz

Graeme Broadbent

Hans Foltz

Mats Almgren

Nightwatchman

Conductor

Vladimir Jurowski

Stage director

David McVicar

Costume designer

Vicki Mortimer

Set designer

Lighting designer

Paule Constable

Choreographer

Andrew George

Others

The Glyndebourne Chorus

Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Glyndebourne

German

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg -  (The Master-Singers of Nuremberg)

United Kingdom

Opera House

Ebert Room

Lewes

In “a Wagner staging to treasure” (The Sunday Telegraph), the 2011 Glyndebourne Festival brings to life the legendary German composer’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Staged by David McVicar, the production features an all-star cast of leads supported by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Vladimir Jurowski.

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg tells the story of the young upstart Walther von Stolzing, who enters the singing competition of Nuremberg’s Mastersingers (the city's guild for poets and musicians) in order to win his beloved Eva. Written and composed entirely by Wagner himself, the opera premiered in Munich at the National Theater in 1868, and would prove to occupy a unique place in Wagner's œuvre: it is his only opera with a comedic tone, a happy ending, and a setting in a specific place and time rather than in a mythological world.

It was in 2011 that Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg was first presented at the Glyndebourne Festival, featuring a beautiful staging (by David McVicar) that set the story post-Napoleonic Germany of the in early 19th century and recalled centuries of German artwork. A not-to-be-missed landmark production, revived by the same festival in 2016 to great acclaim!

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Wagner,Richard

Public

The Master-Singers of Nuremberg

English

Approved

Conducted by Vladimir Jurowski and directed by David McVicar, this acclaimed production was captured live at Festival 2011 and stars Gerald Finley as Hans Sachs.

Cast includes:

Hans Sachs: Gerald Finley
Walther von Stolzing: Marco Jentzsch
Sixtus Beckmesser: Johannes Martin Kränzle
Veit Pogner: Alastair Miles
Eva: Anna Gabler
David: Topi Lehtipuu
Magdalene: Michaela Selinger

Creative team:

Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski
Director: David McVicar
Designer: Vicki Mortimer
Lighting: Designer Paule Constable
Choreographer: Andrew George
Fight Director: Nicholas Hall
Chorus Master: Jeremy Bines

London Philharmonic Orchestra
The Glyndebourne Chorus

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble