DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG IN FULL SCORE
BY: RICHARD WAGNER

DESCRIPTION:
-THIS BELOVED OPERATIC WORK COMBINES PROFOUND EMOTION AND GREAT COMEDY TO TELL THE TALE OF A YOUNG KNIGHT AND HIS STRUGGLE TO BECOME A MASTERSINGER. WAGNER`S ONLY COMEDY, FOR WHICH HE WROTE BOTH THE WORDS AND THE MUSIC, OFFERS AN EXTRAORDINARILY ADEPT COUPLING OF LIBRETTO AND MUSICAL SCORE.

-THIS DOVER EDITION IS A REPRINT OF AN AUTHORITATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE GERMAN SCORE FROM THE TURN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. IT CONTAINS THE VOCAL PARTS AS WELL AS THE FULL ORCHESTRAL SCORE FOR THE THREE-ACT OPERA. ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS COVER THE INTRODUCTION AND CAST LISTS; THE REST OF THE TEXT IS IN THE ORIGINAL GERMAN. DURABLE BUT INEXPENSIVE, THIS EDITION FEATURES A STURDY BINDING THAT ALLOWS PAGES TO REMAIN OPEN ON MUSIC STANDS FOR YEARS OF USE AND ENJOYMENT.

-REPRINT OF THE C. F. PETERS, LEIPZIG, GERMANY, 1910 EDITION.