[ Deutsche Grammophon / Unitel / 2 DVD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 18 April 2006
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Staged and directed by Richard Wagner's grandson Wolfgang at the Bayreuther Festspiele in 1984, this production of Wagner's only comic opera features an all-star cast and the Bayreuther Festspiele chorus and orchestra under the direction of Horst Stein
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Staged and directed by Richard Wagner's grandson Wolfgang at the Bayreuther Festspiele in 1984, this production of Wagner's only comic opera features an all-star cast and the Bayreuther Festspiele chorus and orchestra under the direction of Horst Stein.
This authentic production dispenses with the common clichés to reveal the humanity of each character - here, Beckmesser (Hermann Prey) is no longer a foolish caricature but a cultivated intellectual; Stolzing (Siegfried Jerusalem) emerges as a thoughtful individual rather than aggressive aristocrat; and Hans Sachs (Bernd Weikl) sheds his solemn patriarchal veneer to become a likeable middle-aged man
"Hermann Prey´s interpretation of Beckmesser as a cultivated intellectual is a triumph of dramatic and vocal artistry: a stunning performance . . . Brilliant . . . Bernd Weikl as Sachs - an almost unique combination of musical refinement and expressive power". (Abendzeitung, Munich)
Video directed by Brian Large