Meistersinger

American  

[mahy-ster-sing-er, -zing-] / ˈmaɪ stərˌsɪŋ ər, -ˌzɪŋ- /

noun

plural

Meistersinger, Meistersingers

1. Also a member of one of the guilds, chiefly of workingmen, established during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries in the principal cities of Germany, for the cultivation of poetry and music.

2. (italics) Die an opera (1867) by Richard Wagner.

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Meistersinger British  

/ ˈmaɪstəˌsɪŋə /

noun

1. a member of one of the various German guilds of workers or craftsmen organized to compose and perform poetry and music. These flourished in the 15th and 16th centuries

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Etymology

Origin of Meistersinger

1835–45; < German: master singer

Example Sentences

“My programs for the Philly Pops may open with ‘Die Meistersinger,’ then ‘Chariots of Fire,’ then Enesco’s Rumanian Rhapsodies, then a television theme,” Nero told The New York Times in 1982.

From Seattle Times

There has been little overlap between the high drama of sports and the high drama of opera, beyond the bullfighting in “Carmen” or perhaps that odd singing competition in “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.”

From New York Times

In his most recent Met assignments — as a futilely disempowered Wotan in the “Ring” cycle and a salt-of-the-earth Hans Sachs in “Die Meistersinger” — Volle has shown himself to be a Wagnerian of long, graceful focus.

From New York Times

Several stagings — including Stefan Herheim’s “Parsifal” and Barrie Kosky’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” — have dealt explicitly with Wagner’s and the festival’s political legacy.

From New York Times

In the finale, the character studies on parade — think of the presentation of the guilds in Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg,” or the Munchkins performing for Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” — were by turns silky, burly, playfully flutey, peppery, worried, dainty and subdued.

From New York Times