Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

It could have been a long night, but thanks to a fine cast and newly knighted Antonio Pappano, Royal Opera's high-wire Meistersinger flew byEvery opera production is a high-wire act. Will it sound right, will it work on stage, will it pay for itself? It's not only the singers and the audience who, in different ways, hold their breath. Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, vast in scale, with an outsized cast and orchestra and a chorus of townsfolk who have to be able to riot without coming t...

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