Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, The Master-Singers of Nuremberg: Character Map
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, The Master-Singers of Nuremberg: Roles
| Hans Sachs | cobbler, mastersinger | bass-baritone |
| Walther von Stolzing | young knight from Franconia | tenor |
| Sixtus Beckmesser | town clerk, mastersinger | baritone |
| Eva | Pogner’s daughter | soprano |
| David | Sachs’s apprentice | tenor |
| Magdalena | Eva’s nurse | soprano |
| Nachtwächter | bass |
| Veit Pogner | goldsmith, mastersinger | mezzo-soprano |
| Kunz Vogelgesang | furrier, mastersinger | tenor |
| Balthasar Zorn | pewterer, mastersinger | tenor |
| Augustin Moser | tailor, mastersinger | tenor |
| Ulrich Eisslinger | grocer, mastersinger | tenor |
| Fritz Kothner | baker, mastersinger | baritone |
| Konrad Nachtigall | tinsmith, mastersinger | bass |
| Hermann Ortel | soapmaker, mastersinger | bass |
| Hans Foltz | coppersmith, mastersinger | bass |
| Hans Schwarz | stocking weaver, mastersinger | bass |
- Native title: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
- Composers: Richard Wagner
- Librettist: Richard Wagner
- Language: German
- Premiere: June 21, 1868, Nationaltheater, Munich
- Running time: 4 hours 30 minutes (Act 1: 85 minutes, Act 2: 65 minutes, Act 3: 120 minutes)
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, The Master-Singers of Nuremberg: Short Synopsis
Hans Sachs is a cobbler and a Meistersinger. He has taken a liking to Eva, who lives next door. She meets and falls in love with the young knight Walter.
Eva’s father, Pogner, is also a Meistersinger. He wants his daughter to marry the Meistersinger winner of the singing contest. Beckmesser, a Meistersinger, wishes to marry Eva. The young knight Walter decides to become a Meistersinger for Eva, but he fails the examination because he does not know the rules of singing.
They try to elope, but Sachs tactfully stops them. Sachs teaches Walter the rules of the meister singing. Walter completes the meister singing.
On the day of the singing contest, Beckmesser fails to sing because of Sachs’ trickery. Walter succeeds in singing. Everyone praises Meistersinger for defending German art.