DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NUREMBERG AKT 3 by Richard Wagner (Audio + Full score)

The full score to the entire third and final act of Herr Richard Wagner's Music Drama: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.

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Vorspiel (Prelude): 00:00

Szene I: 6:58
David eventually gets the attention of Sachs, who is sitting at his workshop, contemplating something: 9:35
David leaves Sachs to prepare for the festival, and he thinks over the chaos of last night: 14:39

Szene II: 22:04
Practicing with Sachs, Walther develops a song more according to the rules of the Meistersingers: 31:44
Hans Sachs and Walther leave the room to dress for the upcoming festival: 41:08

Szene III: 42:00
Beckmesser after entering Sach's workshop, notices the Prize song in Sach's handwriting and confronts him about it when he re-appears soon after, where Sach gives it to Beckmesser as a gift, and will never claim the song for his own - but warns Beckmesser it is very difficult to sing. Bedckmeser ignores this and rushes off to prepare for the song contest: 45:19

Szene IV: 58:11
Walther arrives dressed for the festival, and sings the last section of the Prize song for Eva: 1:01:41
Eva and Walther are grateful for Sachs for helping compose the Prize song, and ask for forgiveness for manipulating him in regards to the previous song contest: 1:05:43
Tristan und Isolde... Sach's promises he will never become like the tale of King Marke, and marry a woman much younger than himself: 1:08:20
Magadalena and David appear, and Sachs announces to everyone that a new meisterlieder has been born and christens the song as the Selige Morgentraumdeut-Weise (Morning Dream Song): 1:09:35
Hans Sach's, Magadalena, Walther, Eva and David sing a quintet dedicated to there good fortune Selig, wie die Sonne meines Glückes lacht (Blessed how the Sun of my Happiness laughes): 1:13:26

Szene V: THE MEISTERSINGER'S FESTIVAL BEGINS: 1:17:44
Three Guilds from Nurenberg, the Cobblers, Tailors and Bakers songs of the representation: 1:19:39
The celebrations reach a climax: 1:20:43
The Tanz der Lehrbuben (Dance of the Apprentices): 1:23:44
The Meistersingers approach the festival!: 1:25:56
The Meistersingers have arrived: 1:28:40
Everyone sings a famous song by Hans Sachs, Wach’ auf, es nahet gen den Tag (Wake up, it is approaching the day): 1:29:49
The prize contest begins and Beckmesser starts by attempting the Prize song: 1:37:58
After some terrible singing, the crowds are confused as to how Sach's could have written such a bad song: 1:41:13
Beckmesser yells that the song his not his, that Hans Sachs tricked him into playing it. Sachs then explains that the song is not his own, and that the song is beautiful when sung correctly - and calls forth Walther for the task: 1:43:37
Walther begins the Prize song: 1:48:43
The people are enthralled, and declare Walther the winner of the Meistersinger's contest: 1:53:30
The Meistersingers want to make Walther a Meistersinger straight away, but Walther is tempted to reject the offer: 1:54:56

OPERA ENDE and Hans Sach's warning about foreign invasions including the disastrous effect it will have on German Culture and Art if Germany were to fall under a false and foreign rule - and that all should honor there German masters, favor there endeavors, therefore there will always be German Art: 1:56:07

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