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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg ( German: [diː ˈmaɪstɐˌzɪŋɐ fɔn ˈnʏʁnbɛːɐk]; "The Master-Singers of Nuremberg"), WWV 96, is a music drama, or opera, in three acts, by Richard Wagner. It is the longest opera commonly performed, taking nearly four and a half hours, not counting two breaks between ...
Apr 5, 2024 · Hans Sachs (born November 5, 1494, Nürnberg, Germany—died January 19, 1576, Nürnberg) was a German burgher, meistersinger, and poet who was outstanding for his popularity, output, and aesthetic and religious influence. He is idealized in Richard Wagner’s opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.
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Hans Sachs is the subject of an opera (1840) by Albert Lortzing. He is a leading character in Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1868). References
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Hans Sachs, Holzschnitt von Michael Ostendorfer (1545) Hans Sachs (* 5. November 1494 in Nürnberg; † 19. Januar 1576 ebenda) war ein deutscher Schuhmacher, Spruchdichter, Meistersinger und Dramatiker .
Dec 9, 2003 · DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG Libretto and Music by Richard Wagner first performance: Hoftheater, Munich, 21 June 1868 conducted by Hans von Bülow Cast: Eva, daughter of Pogner, soprano (Mathilde Mallinger) Walther von Stolzing, a Franconian knight, tenor (Franz Nachbaur) Hans Sachs, cobbler, bass (Franz Betz)
One of the main characters, the cobbler-poet Hans Sachs, is based on a historical figure, Hans Sachs (1494–1576), the most famous of the master-singers. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg occupies a unique place in Wagner's oeuvre.
The most immediately obvious embodiment of this outlook is the profounder characterization of Hans Sachs, in comparison with Wagner’s 1845 sketch. Sachs is developed with more complexity than anyone else in the opera’s large cast—to the point that he has come to be considered the most sympathetic, most humane of Wagner’s signature bass ...
