Some interpretations of Wagner's opera 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg' view the character of Beckmesser as a Jewish caricature : Director Barrie Kosky emphasized this idea in his 2017 ...
As some try to lure audiences back with short programs, the Metropolitan Opera is staging its longest work: Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger.” 6:18 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, opening night of Wagner’s “Die ...
The curtain that rises on the first act of the San Francisco Opera’s enthralling new production of Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger” reveals a broad internal landscape. True, we find ourselves inside a ...
James Levine leads Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (“The Master-Singer of Nuremberg”) in its first Great Performances at the Met broadcast. Michael Volle is the cobbler-poet Hans Sachs, ...
There has not been a time in recent memory when this community needed "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" as much as it does now. Richard Wagner's sole mature comedy radiates optimism about youthful love ...