Insights into Wagner's 'comic opera'
Organiser Theater Ulm:
What is Wagner's only comic opera about, what is it about the actors? What potential does the poetic craftsman Hans Sachs have? What is Eva's view of the men and vice versa? Is Walther von Stolzing really noble and reliable? And what is the story behind the town clerk Sixtus Beckmesser and the singing competition in Wagner's 'Nuremberg'?
John H. Müller, honorary member and board member of the Swiss Richard Wagner Society, takes a look at the comedy and subtlety of the work in his lecture, which is enriched with audio examples from reference recordings.
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