Graham Vick’s lively revival of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg combines humour, humanity and strong performances, with Antonio Pappano’s vibrant conducting ensuring a rewarding evening despite a few ...

In his highly anticipated return to the Met after 25 years, maestro Antonio Pappano, music director of London's Royal Opera, will lead six performances of Wagner's epic comedy Die Meistersinger von ...

It is considered the "most German" of Richard Wagner's operas. Adolf Hitler used the work for his propaganda purposes. Productions of Wagner's opera "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" divide audiences.

Billed as the opera event of 2025, Melbourne Opera's multi-million dollar production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg will see opera lovers converge in Melbourne from 16–22 February. Audiences will ...

The darker than usual ending isn't the problem. Harder to take are the vagueness with which the crucial human relationships are sketched and the botched topography of a second act which is the ...

According to some, this production begins in a Gentlemen’s Club, features Beckmesser playing a “clavichord” or a “harpsichord” and ends with Eva rejecting all that guff about “Holy German Art.” ...