Die Meistersinger
06/30/12 12:00PM
In addition to this month's Mystery Voice Quiz, we present excerpts from historic performances of Wagner's light-hearted opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, focusing on the historical figure of Hans Sachs.
Playlist
12:00pm
Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture (excerpt)
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sir Charles Mackerras |
| CD/Album | Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80544 |
| Release Year | 2000 |
12:01pm
Aïda: "Celeste Aïda"
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | NBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Arturo Toscanini |
| Soloists | Richard Tucker, tenor |
| CD/Album | The Verdi Recordings |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 67893 |
| Release Year | 2005 |
12:05pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude and Opening Chorus
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele |
| Conductor | Herbert von Karajan |
| CD/Album | Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 63500 |
| Release Year | 1952 |
12:18pm
Die Meistersinger: "Was duftet doch der Flieder"
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele |
| Conductor | Herbert von Karajan |
| Soloists | Otto Edelmann, bass |
| CD/Album | Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 63500 |
| Release Year | 1952 |
12:25pm
Die Meistersinger: "Wahn! Wahn! Überall wahn!"
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele |
| Conductor | Herbert von Karajan |
| Soloists | Otto Edelmann, bass |
| CD/Album | Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 63500 |
| Release Year | 1952 |
12:34pm
Die Meistersinger: "Selig, wie die Sonne"
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chorus of the Dresden State Opera; Saxon State Orchestra |
| Conductor | Rudolf Kempe |
| Soloists | Tiana Lemnitz, soprano ; Emilie Walther-Sachs, mezzo-soprano ; Bernd Aldenhoff, tenor ; Gerhard Unger, tenor ; Ferdinand Frantz, bass |
| CD/Album | Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
| Record co./Cat # | Vox OPBX 1425 [vinyl] |
| Release Year | 1951 |
12:40pm
Die Meistersinger: Conclusion
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele |
| Conductor | Herbert von Karajan |
| Soloists | Hans Hopf, tenor ; Otto Edelmann, bass |
| CD/Album | Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 63500 |
| Release Year | 1952 |