Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1868)
Music-drama in III acts with music and libretto by Richard Wagner
Above is an excerpt from the third act's fifth scene, starting in Walther's prize song: “Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein” (Shining in the rosy light of morning) up until Eva's phrase: “Keiner wie du so hold zu werben weiss!” (No one can woo as graciously as you!). Walther is sung by Hans Hopf, Eva by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Hans Sachs by Otto Edelmann. The performance was recorded between the 27th of July and the 24th of August, 1951 at the Festspielhaus of Bayreuth, Germany. Conducting was Herbert von Karajan with the Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele.
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia describes the big scene before the above excerpt and the excerpt itself as such:
“...The prize contest begins. Beckmesser attempts to sing the verses that he had obtained from Sachs. However, he garbles the words (Morgen ich leuchte) and fails to fit them to an appropriate melody, and ends up singing so clumsily that the crowd laughs him off. Before storming off in anger, he yells that the song was not even his: Hans Sachs tricked him into singing it. The crowd is confused. How could the great Hans Sachs have written such a bad song? Sachs tells them that the song is not his own, and also that it is in fact a beautiful song which the masters will love when they hear it sung correctly. To prove this, he calls a witness: Walther. The people are so curious about the song (correctly worded as The prize contest begins. Beckmesser attempts to sing the verses that he had obtained from Sachs. However, he garbles the words (Morgen ich leuchte) and fails to fit them to an appropriate melody, and ends up singing so clumsily that the crowd laughs him off. Before storming off in anger, he yells that the song was not even his: Hans Sachs tricked him into singing it. The crowd is confused. How could the great Hans Sachs have written such a bad song? Sachs tells them that the song is not his own, and also that it is in fact a beautiful song which the masters will love when they hear it sung correctly. To prove this, he calls a witness: Walther. The people are so curious about the song (correctly worded as Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein) that they allow Walther to sing it, and everyone is won over in spite of its novelty.) that they allow Walther to sing it, and everyone is won over in spite of its novelty.”
For more, go to: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Meistersinger_von_N%C3%BCrnberg
And for the libretto in both English and German, go to:
urashev.com/opera/Die_Meistersinger_von_Nürnberg_libretto_English_German
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