Ostensibly Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg tells a humorous tale about artistically inclined craftsmen. Goldsmith Veit Pogner promises his daughter Eva's hand in marriage to the winner of a song contest, to which three men are potentially eligible. But upon closer inspection, what is at first glance a harmless farce in a middle-class setting emerges as a profound social analysis. Wagner uses his protagonists to show how a community deals with tradition and those who break with it and just how much innovation and deviation from the norm it can tolerate - as well as to examine what value society places, and should place, on art.

‘Meistersinger that's on an entirely new Wagnerian scale... it is full of smart ideas and moments of effective theatre.’ - The Washington Post

‘this production revolves around Beckmesser, and Michael Volle puts in an exceptional performance...’ - Classical Review

Cast:
- Hans Sachs: Franz Hawlata
- Veit Pogner: Artur Korn
- Sixtus Beckmesser: Michael Volle
- Walther von Stolzing: Klaus Florian Vogt
- David: Norbert Ernst
- Eva: Michaela Kaune
- Magdalene: Carola Guber