Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883

Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg [videorecording] / by Richard Wagner ; production, Otto Schenck ; stage director, Peter McClintock ; video director, Brian Large ; a Metropolitan Opera television production. - Hamburg : New York, NY : Deutsche Grammophon ; Disbributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp., [2004] - 2 videodiscs (292 min.) : sd., col., ; 4 3/4 in.

Opera in 3 acts, libretto by the composer Bonus: pictures gallery ("Die Meistersinger" at the Met); trailer. Program notes and synopsis by Kenneth Chalmers in English with French and German translations (19 p. : ports.) in container.

Set design, Gunther Schneider-Siemssen ; costume design, Rolf Langenfass ; lighting designer, Gil Wechsler. Set design, Gunther Schneider-Siemssen ; costume design, Rolf Langenfass ; lighting designer, Gil Wechsler.

James Morris (Hans Sachs) ; Rene Pape (Veit Pogner) ; Thomas Allen (Sixtus Beckmesser) ; Ben Heppner (Walther von Stolzing) ; Matthew Polenzani (David) ; Karita Mattila (Eva) ; Jill Grove (Magdalene) ; John Relyea (Ein Nachtwachter) ; supporting soloists ; Metropolitan Opera and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor.

Produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, December 2001.


DVD; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1, PCM stereo.; aspect ratio 4:3


Sung in German; subtitles in German, English, French, Spanish and Chinese

6309028170 : DVD 39.98

044007309490

B0003455-09 Deutsche Grammophon


Operas.

M1500.W125

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