The Finnish National Opera Presents:

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Richard Wagner

Young Walther finds himself compelled to win a singing competition, because the prize is the hand of Eva in marriage. Entrants need to be well versed in the ancient rules of the mastersingers to even be allowed to enter the competition, but Walther is inspired to sing of love in a new style. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg is a grandiose opera by Wagner setting a good-humoured story about the encounter of old and new worlds.

In this opera, Wagner depicts young love and laughter instead of the epic canvases for which he is better known. For all its light-heartedness, the story is also a serious exploration of the tensions between freedom and strict rules in art. Harry Kupfer, who previously directed the impressive Parsifal, sets the Medieval tale in war-torn Germany in the modern era.

• Conductor Michael Güttler
• Director Harry Kupfer
• Sets Hans Schavernoch
• Costumes Yan Tax
• Lighting design Jürgen Hoffmann
• Choreography Derek Gimpel
  

  Upcoming performances

  Main auditorium

  • Fri 13/03/2015 5:00 pm
  • Tue 17/03/2015 5:00 pm
  • Wed 25/03/2015 5:00 pm
  • Sat 04/04/2015 2:00 pm
  • Sat 11/04/2015 2:00 pm
  • Sat 18/04/2015 2:00 pm

CAST

• Hans Sachs Ralf Lukas
• Veit Pogner Jyrki Korhonen
• Kunz Vogelgesang Juha Riihimäki
• Konrad Nachtigall Jukka Romu
• Sixtus Beckmesser Michael Kraus
• Fritz Kothner Jussi Merikanto
• Balthasar Zorn Jyrki Anttila
• Ulrich Eisslinger Jussi Salonen
• Augustin Moser Aki Alamikkotervo
• Hermann Ortel Hannu Forsberg
• Hans Schwarz Nicholas Söderlund
• Hans Foltz Koit Soasepp
• Walther von Stolzing Mika Pohjonen
• David Tuomas Katajala
• Eva Tiina-Maija Koskela
• Magdalena Niina Keitel
• A Nightwatchman Heikki Aalto