Music

Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Name: Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Director: Wolfgang Wagner
Genre: Music
Released: 1984-01-01
Duration: 267 min
Cast: Bernd Weikl, Siegfried Jerusalem, Hermann Prey, MariAnne Häggander, Graham Clark

January 1, 1984

4h 27m

Richard Wagner's grandson, Wolfgang Wagner, staged and directed this performance of the legendary composer's most human of musical dramas at the 1984 Bayreuth Festival. Horst Stein directs the Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra and an all-star cast that includes Hermann Prey (as Beckmesser), Bernd Weikl (as Sachs), Siegfried Jerusalem (as Walter), Graham Clark (as David) and MariAnne Haggander (as Eva).