Tradition, Community, and Nationhood in Richard Wagnerâs Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg

Name: Tradition, Community, and Nationhood in Richard Wagnerâs Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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By: Christopher Kimbell

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Paperback | 22 May 2026 | Edition Number 1

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196 Pages

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Since its premiere in 1868, Wagnerâs Die Meistersinger von N¼rnberg has defied repeated upheavals in the cultural-political landscape of German statehood to retain its unofficial status as the German national opera. The workâs significance as a touchstone of national culture survived even such troubling episodes as its public endorsement in 1933 as âthe most German of all German operasâ by Joseph Goebbels or the rendition in previous years by audiences at Bayreuth of both national and Nazi-party anthems at the workâs culmination. This chequered reception history and apparent propensity for reinterpretation or reclamation has long fuelled debates over the socio-political meanings of Wagnerâs musical narrative. On the question of Beckmesser, for instance, heated arguments have surrounded the existence of antisemitic stereotypes in the work as well as their possible indication of a racial-political dimension to Sachsâs restoration of Nuremberg society. Through a combination of musical-textual analysis with critical theory, this book interrogates the ideological underpinnings of Die Meistersingerâs narrative. In four interconnected studies of the characters of Walther, Sachs, Beckmesser, and Eva, the book traces a critical potential within the operaâs construction of provincial and national identities and problematizes existing discourse around its depiction of race and gender.

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