Supported by WNO's Meistersinger Syndicate

Twenty-four hours in the life of a city. A meditation on the transformative power of art. A comedy. A celebration of young love. Wagner’s monumental Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg is all this and everything else besides.

Any production of this opera is a major event - in WNO’s new production Bryn Terfel makes his role debut as Hans Sachs, the shoemaker and poet who is at its very heart. Renowned for his performances of German opera, WNO’s Music Director Lothar Koenigs will conduct. Richard Jones returns to WNO to direct this opera for the first time. His previous three productions for the company, Hansel and Gretel, The Queen of Spades and Wozzeck have all won major awards and have been critically praised.

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Film maker Ravi Deepres has shot an evocative short film backstage at Die Meistersinger. Visit wno3.org.uk and discover a world behind the scenes, shot through the eyes of the dressers, make up artists, costume makers and production team who rarely step into the limelight.

Performances start at 4pm

Running time approximately 6 hours and 15 minutes including one interval of 20 minutes and one interval of 50 minutes.

Pre-performance talks at 2.30pm

Sung in German with surtitles in English and Welsh

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Conductor Lothar Koenigs Director Richard Jones Designer Paul Steinberg Costume Designer Buki Shiff Lighting Designer Mimi Jordan Sherin Choreographer Lucy Burge