Musically solid Meistersinger at the Met fails to move

By Ako Imamura, 04 December 2014

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Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 2 December 2014

Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Metropolitan Opera

James Levine, Conductor

Otto Schenk, Director

Rolf Langenfass, Costume Designer

Günther Schneider-Siemssen, Set Designer

Annette Dasch, Eva

Karen Cargill, Magdalena

Paul Appleby, David

Johan Botha, Walther von Stolzing

Martin Gantner, Fritz Kothner

Johannes Martin Kränzle, Sixtus Beckmesser

Matthew Rose, Nightwatchman

James Morris, Hans Sachs

Hans-Peter König, Veit Pogner

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Ako Imamura

Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to ﬁnance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.