Wahn for a day
Die Meistersinger is a bold stroke of programming, in a not particularly exciting way.
13 pieces since 2009 — in 7 roles, at 7 companies, most often at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
2 pieces as Pogner — stats above show all coverage for Ain Anger.
View allDie Meistersinger is a bold stroke of programming, in a not particularly exciting way.
There are several reasons to purchase the new DVD of Die Meistersinger from Vienna (EuroArts EUA 2072488), but the main one is Christian Thielemann. This production will most likely come to be known as “Thielemann’s Meistersinger,” because his sense of the overall architecture of the work is, pardon the pun, masterful.
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