This comprehensive introduction to Wagner's opera 'The Mastersingers of Nuremberg' contains the complete libretto with numerous music examples. Kurt Pahlen comments on the work with music-related references as well explanations on the external and internal plot. A summary of the plot and a brief outline of the genesis bring 'The Mastersingers of Nuremberg' into relation with the composer's entire oeuvre and his life, thus providing comprehensive, richly illustrated information on this opera.
Contents
Zur Aufführung
Textbuch mit Erläuterungen zu Musik und Handlung
Inhalt
Zur Geschichte der "Meistersinger von Nürnberg"
Wer waren die Meistersinger?
Wer war Hans Sachs?
Gedanken, Interpretationen, Quellen zu "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg"