Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1999)
A classic production from the Bayreuth Festival is made available here for the first time on DVD! Staged and directed by Richard Wagner’s grandson Wolfgang Wagner at the Bayreuther Festspiele in 1999, this production of Wagner’s only comic opera features an all-star cast and the Bayreuther Festspiele chorus and orchestra under the direction of Daniel Barenboim.
Director: Wolfgang Wagner
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Robert Holl as Hans Sachs (bass-baritone) |
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Matthias Hölle as Veit Pogner (bass) |
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Bernhard Schneider as Kunz Vogelgesang (tenor) |
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Roman Trekel as Konrad Nachtigall (bass) |
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Andreas Schmidt as Sixtus Beckmesser (baritone) |
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Hans-Joachim Ketelsen as Fritz Kothner (bass) |
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Torsten Kerl as Balthasar Zorn (tenor) |
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Peter Maus as Ulrich Eißlinger (tenor) |
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Helmut Pampuch as Augustin Moser (tenor) |
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Alfred Reiter as Hans Schwarz (bass) |
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Jyrki Korhonen as Hans Foltz (bass) |
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Peter Seiffert as Walther von Stolzing (tenor) |
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Endrik Wottrich as David (tenor) |
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Emily Magee as Eva (soprano) |
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Birgitta Svendén as Magdalene (soprano) |
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Kwangchul Youn as Ein Nachtwächer (bass) |
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Sándor Nagy Sólyom as Hermann Ortel (bass) |
| Sound | Richard Wagner | Music |
| Writing | Richard Wagner | Writer |
| Sound | Daniel Barenboim | Conductor |
| Directing | Wolfgang Wagner | Director |
