Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg is an opera in three acts by German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883).
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Wagner's only mature comedy, set in Nürnberg in the 16th century, the piece .had its full premiere at the Königliches Hof- und National-Theater, Munich, on 21 June 1868. The production was sponsored by Ludwig II of Bavaria and the conductor was Hans von Bülow.
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Performance history in South Africa
1913: Presented by the Quinlan Opera Company for the Wagner Festival in both Cape Town and Johannesburg.
1987: Presented by CAPAB Opera (22 August – 12 September)
Sources
Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.
Hilde Roos. 2012. 'Indigenisation and history: how opera in South Africa became South African opera'. Acta Academica Supplementum. 2012(1).
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