Meistersinger
Americannoun
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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.
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(italics) Die an opera (1867) by Richard Wagner.
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Etymology
Origin of Meistersinger
1835–45; < German: master singer
Example Sentences
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A staging of Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” in Karlsruhe, Germany, caught the attention of Katharina Wagner, the composer’s great-granddaughter, who runs the Bayreuth Festival.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022
His librettos were like subtweets; that’s why, Wagner believed, the critic Eduard Hanslick cooled on him after a reading of the text for “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg,” a cri de coeur against artistic gatekeeping.
From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2022
John Ruskin described the comic opera “Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg” as “sapless, soulless, beginningless, endless, topless, bottomless.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2020
Excerpts from the opera “Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg” were played at the Nuremberg rallies.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2020
In Wagner's "Meistersinger," which he calls "a symphonic poem with action," Nevin finds his musical creed and his model.
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