The Master Singers of Nuremberg at Komische Oper Berlin

Absolute art! But only according to the rules! Rules which, in the opinion of the wise master-singer Sachs, should be regularly checked by ordinary citizens so that art does not lose its connection with the audience.
Without doubt the most folksy opera in his oeuvre, Wagner's ingeniously humorous satire The Master Singers of Nuremberg also has its rightful place in the repertoire of the Komische Oper Berlin. The entire opera house is once again taking on the special challenge posed by this work, and is bringing Wagner's popular comedy about tradition and renewal back to the stage in Andreas Homoki's witty and concentrated production. »There has rarely been a production which so successfully brings its characters so close to every movement of the music, and interprets their conduct from every minute of sound.