A Provincial Meistersinger
Wagner's Meistersinger is one of the longest operas iin the repertoire. . For a first class performance it requires singers of talent, stamina, musicianshiip and artistry. It also demands musicians and a conductor of similar talents. I know nothing of Nurember's opera company nor of the Staatsphilharmonie Nurnberg. To the best of my knowledge this is a debut recording for all concerned. I am curious as to the audience that the producers were aiming for. The cost of the DVD is reasonable but for a few dollars more either Bayreuth I or II is available as well as a wonderful production from Deutsch Oper and the set that has garnered most of the reviews, the Met's with James Morris, Ben Heppner and Thomas Allen. Then there is Bayreuth III for which the composer's granddaughter, Katarina must bear responsibility; this set has been savaged by audiences and critics. There is also a production from Zurich and one from Australia. And I nearly forgot, one from Vienna. Have I left any out...
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