At this time, the music changed to E major, and the violin sang Motivation of Love. I was immediately led away by the "passionate power" of the violin. Then the woodwind suddenly played "Motivation of Famous Singers" briskly, and soon the bass string boiled "Happy Motivation", and the music gradually became three-dimensional. Right on the top? Aftab brass and bass strings played a grand "Motivation of Famous Singers". Soon, "love motive" and "travel motive" entered from counterpoint, and "artistic motive" also appeared. Finally, the overture is centered on "the motive of marching". Scene 1: Catalli Inner Church
The main hall of the church is located at the left rear of the stage, and the audience can clearly see the rows of seats behind the church. It was the day before St. John's Day (June 24), and at the end of the afternoon service, the last verse of the baptism chorus sung by believers came. Eva and nanny Magdalena sat in the back chair, while the young knight Stoltzin looked at Eva from behind a long column. Eva also felt his warm eyes at this moment. When they made eye contact, Stolzing took the initiative to convey his good feelings for Eva with his eyes.
After the chorus, the believers stood up and left. Accompanied by Magdalena, Eva approached Stolzin. When Stolzing was about to talk to Eva, Eva suddenly told the nanny that she had left her brooch in the church and asked the nanny to go back and get it. Stolzing took this opportunity to ask Eva if she was engaged.
When Magdalena came back, he wanted to take Eva away immediately, but then he accidentally caught a glimpse of the shoemaker's apprentice David opening the curtains in the church lounge. Magdalena and David are a couple. Magdalena lost her mind for a while, but in the end she returned to Eva and explained to Stolkin that only the owner of a famous singer is qualified to be Eva's husband. At this time, Eva unexpectedly said to Stolzin, "I have to choose only you."
Magdalena was very surprised, but when Eva compared Stolzin to David in the Bible, Magdalena remembered her lover David and shouted, "Oh, David!" Hearing the sound, the real David ran out of the church.
David told Magdalena that there would soon be a singing exam for a famous singer here, and those who passed the exam could become masters. He is busy preparing his seat now. Stolzin is passionately in love with Eva. After hearing this, he told Eva that he would be a famous singer anyway. David felt incredible and said it was not a simple thing. Then, Eva went back at the urging of Magdalena, while Stoltzin sat alone in the step chair, lost in thought. In the inner church of Catalli.
The whole city of Nuremberg is crazy about music. Famous singers and leaders of this noble profession often hold open singing competitions, which are well prepared and have strict rules, and the winners can get rich prizes.
Several disciples came noisily, and they began to prepare for the examination of famous singers. When everyone was busy around, only David was chatting with Stolzin, and the disciples shouted at him. "Come and help!" But David enthusiastically explained the singing method to Stolzin and ignored his disciples. It was because of Magdalena's request that David taught Walter these things.
At first, give the order: "Go!" But Stolzing doesn't know what this means. David explained that after the recorder shouted like this, the candidates would start singing. Then David explained the rules of the competition in detail, taking how a shoemaker became a famous singer as an example. Stolzin said that he was a nobleman, not a shoemaker, and just wanted to know the rules of singing, when David chattered again. This passage is almost like David's singing. When he sings, his sentences should be clear and coherent, and he can't add decorative notes at will. His explanation was interrupted because his disciples asked for help. Finally, David said, "A famous singer is someone who can write excellent poems and add new tunes to them." Then he arranged the judges to sit at the table. Then, under the command of David, everyone set up a hut as a seat for the recorder. In order to write down the shortcomings of singing, a blackboard was prepared. Seeing David's sophisticated and meticulous operation, although the disciples sincerely admire him, they still show jealousy from time to time. But David ignored it, saying that a special knight had an exam today and continued to direct everyone's work. Soon, he began to tell Stolzing about comments and tape recorders. David said, "If you can become a famous singer successfully, there will be a wreath for you."
At this moment, the door of the lounge opened, and Bergner, a goldsmith, and Bessie Mei Sen, secretary of the city hall, came out together. Startled, the disciples quickly stepped aside and stood aside. In the inner church of Catalli.
Famous singers gathered and apprentices lined up on both sides to welcome them. Bergner encouraged Bessie Mei Sen to say, "You must win the St. John's Day singing contest to marry my daughter." But Bessemer was worried that Eva would refuse him. Then they found Stolzing in the chair. Stolzing Ge said, "I came to Fort new york because I love art and want to join the famous singers association." At this time, the shoemaker's master Vogel Ge Sang and the blacksmith's master Nasitigarh appeared together, and Pogner introduced Stolzin to them. At this time, other masters came one after another. Bessie Mei Sen, who stood by, had a presentiment that the strong enemy had appeared. He wanted to sing love songs in a quiet night to win Eva's heart. Due to the kindness of the masters, we recommend Stolzing as a candidate for this exam. At this time, the shoemaker's saxophone master appeared and everyone warmly welcomed him.
When everyone was in place, Bergner said he had an important proposal, so he announced that the winner of the St. John's Day singing contest tomorrow could marry his daughter Eva. This is sung in a beautiful voice: "On the Beautiful St. John's Day" fully shows the hearts of art lovers in Nuremberg.
After hearing the news, other masters stood up and cheered for him. Pogner suggested that everyone sit down and listen to him. He wants his daughter to join the judges. Although he can refuse the winner, he cannot marry anyone else. Eva can only choose a famous singer as her husband. After he finished, Sachs stood up and put forward his own opinions, saying that he hoped the people would also participate in the judgment of singing, because the people themselves knew exactly what the correct singing was like and what songs could make them happy. Some people are in favor of the proposal, while others are against it. Finally, we have to adopt Pogner's opinion. He said he would recommend a knight who wanted to be a famous singer, so he introduced Stolzing Ge to everyone. At this time, many people felt uneasy, but because it was recommended by Pogner, they had to welcome him and ask him about his life experience. Stolzin answered by singing the famous song "Quiet Fireplace in Winter". He said, "My ancestor was a famous love singer and aristocrat in the12nd century, and his name was Fog Wilde. He is good at praising nature. " At this time, only Bessie Mei Sen was hostile to Stolzin, and he was muttering hateful words. But in the end, Stolzin was judged and Bessie Mei Sen was elected as the recorder. Then the baker picked up the blackboard with singing rules written on it and began to read aloud. Soon, Stolzin sat in the designated chair, and Bessie Mei Sen said, "Go!" Password, Stolzing began to sing; The Call of Spring in the Forest tells the joy of love. After a while, Bessie Mei Sen's voice came from the recording table, rudely drawing flaws on the blackboard. Then he jumped out of the record box, told Brother Stolzin to stop singing, showed the record on the blackboard, and announced that Brother Stolzin was disqualified from the exam. The masters were surprised and disappointed by Stolzing's singing, and they all started talking. Sachs suggested that he finish singing.
At this time, Stoltzin sang again, but Bessie Mei Sen still deliberately blocked it. Stolzing finally lost his mind, but saxophone defended the people's art. Pogner thought he might be his son-in-law and felt sorry for the dirt rider. Finally, the Masters announced that Stolzin was disqualified. After the master left, only saxophone, who was lost in thought, and his noisy disciples were left. The curtain fell. Act II: On one side of Nuremberg Street is the Saks Shoe Store, and on the other side is the home of the goldsmith Pogner.
Scene 1: David closes the saxophone blinds from the outside. In other people's homes, disciples are also closing the shutters. The disciples were singing festival songs when Magdalena quietly walked out of Pogna's house and walked towards David while avoiding people's attention. She wants to know something from David about Stoltzin's quick acceptance just now. Hearing that Stolzing failed, he forgot to buy snacks for David and hurried home sadly.
When the disciples saw it, they laughed at David with joy. When angry David tried to repair them, saxophone appeared and walked between his disciples and David. The disciples dispersed in panic. Sachs scolded David and then drove him home. Bergner came back from a walk with her daughter Eva. After visiting Saks' shoe store, they sat under the bodhi tree. He is telling the story that his daughter will be the bride.
Then Magdalena came out of the house and Pogner entered the house. Eva was very sad when she heard Magdalena say that Stoltzin failed the exam, and then she went into the room.
Sachs comes out of the shoe store and starts talking to David. After observing David's shoemaking work, Sachs suggested that he go into the house and get some sleep. Then saxophone sang quietly: Lilac Monologue and Lilac Fragrance. At this moment, Stolzing has just appeared from the corner. Eva soon discovered that she immediately dumped Magdalena's hand and ran to Stolzing. Eva confided to him enthusiastically and encouraged him to win the championship in the competition, but Stolzin was disappointed with the performance of the masters in the exam and suggested that she elope with him and stay away from here. At this time, there was the sound of the night police flute, and Eva was immediately pushed into the room by the nanny. The night watchman reminded everyone to be careful of the candlelight at 10, then turned to the corner of Pogner's house and left.
Sachs heard the conversation between Eva and Stoltzin in the blind area and looked at them with a worried look. The night the police left, Eva slipped out of the house in Magdalena's clothes. When she was going to elope with Stolzing, Saks lit the street lamp in time and successfully stopped them. These two people are confused. At this moment, Bessie Mei Sen followed the night police surreptitiously. He looked through Pogner's window and began to tune the pipa. Sachs heard the sound and put out the street lamp again. When Bessie Mei Sen began to sing love songs, saxophone deliberately beat the iron mallet and sang inexplicable songs loudly. Bessie Mei Sen, who became angry from embarrassment, asked saxophone to keep quiet, but saxophone simply ignored him.
Then, Pogner's window opened, Magdalena put on Eva clothes and went to the window. Bessie Mei Sen is waiting anxiously. She doesn't know that she is Magdalena, but she is playing the lute happily. Because the saxophone kept singing and banging, angry Bessie Mei Sen swore, but as soon as she saw the girl by the window, she wanted to turn around and go in. He quickly got ready to serenade.
At this moment, saxophone shouted: "Go", and he beat the shoe mold with a hoop as a mark. They are in their places like contestants and judges. At that time, Eva snuggled in Stolzing's arms and watched the farce together. When Bessie Mason serenades the absurd lute, the saxophone beats the iron guitar and criticizes them one by one. This made Bessie Mei Sen's singing out of tune, and Bessie Mei Sen flew into a rage.
When Bessie Mei Sen found that the girl by the window was leaving again, she got up the courage to play the lute and sang a song. But saxophone's hoop is getting louder and louder. Bessie Mei Sen had to sing louder and louder. At this moment, David followed Bessie Mei Sen to the window and immediately found that the girl by the window was Magdalena in Eva's clothes. David mistakenly thought that she was flirting with another man, and his face turned red and his neck was thick.
The host nearby was awakened by the noise and opened the window to see what had happened. Magdalena motioned for David to come in, but Bessie Mei Sen thought she was excluded. Just then, David jumped out of the window and gave Bessie Mei Sen a good beating. Then there are fights and quarrels.
The nearby teachers and students ran out with the shouts of Magdalena. For some reason, it became even more chaotic, and even women came out to watch the fun. Eva's father, Bergner, mistook Magdalena for his own daughter and asked her to close the window and go outside to see what had happened.
When Stolzing drew his sword and rushed into the crowd, saxophone grabbed him and pulled him home. David was kicked by Bessie Mei Sen and pushed into the house. Bessie Mei Sen ran away in embarrassment. Eva was dragged into the house by her father's arm. At this time, there was the sound of the horn and flute of the night policeman, and everyone hurried home. The policeman on duty announced that it was eleven o'clock, and then turned to the alley. Sakeside shoe store
It's the morning of St. John's Day, and Sachs is absorbed in reading. At this time, David came quietly, found Sachs here, and immediately hid. As saxophone didn't notice, David took out the food in the basket and put it on the workbench. When he secretly ate sausages and biscuits, saxophone turned the book loudly. The frightened David had to wolf down the food and give some bullshit reasons. Sachs closed the book impatiently, and David immediately fell to his knees feebly. In fact, saxophone is still meditating. When he saw the strange David, he asked some questions. Because he remembered that today was St. John's Day, Sachs asked him to recite prayers. Unexpectedly, he sang "In the Jordan River" with a melody similar to Bessie Mei Sen's serenade last night. After being scolded by saxophone, I changed to a formal melody and continued to sing.
After the song was finished, Saxophone invited David to the meeting place. Then he lost in thought and sang a heartfelt song: "Confused! Confused! " A chaotic monologue. He regretted last night's action, saw through his feelings for Eva, thought about how to help Stolzin and Eva, and worried about the result of the St. John's Day singing contest. Then Stolzing went into Saks' shoe store. After last night's commotion, Stolzin stayed at Saks' home, when they said good morning to each other. Then saxophone instructed him how to create beautiful songs in today's singing contest and gave him various suggestions. Stolzin read the beautiful dream before dawn into a poem, and saxophone immediately wrote it on paper. At this time, it was the famous "Rose in the Dawn" that was sung in a low voice. This song praises happiness and love. When saxophone takes notes for him, he always reminds the rules and puts forward suggestions for correction.
After Stolling finished singing, Sachs told Stolling that his entourage had brought the wedding dress. Stolzing gratefully squeezed saxophone's hand, and then they went to another room together. Dressed up, Bessie Mei Sen found Saks' shoe store empty and came in. He was beaten in the riot last night, covered with injuries and even limping. He was so jealous that he almost lost his mind. Suddenly, he found a poem that Saks had just taken notes for Stolzing, mistaking it for a love poem that Saks was going to propose to Eva, so he put it in his pocket.
When the saxophone in the dress appeared, Bessie Mei Sen sang "Hey, Master Shoemaker" and protested: "Last night, she not only deliberately stopped me from singing, but also made my apprentice beat me to such a miserable state with a stick. I will definitely remember this hatred. Today, when you were singing the song of marriage proposal, "Sachs immediately replied," I can't sing the song of marriage proposal, shop assistant, you misunderstood. " Not convinced, Bessie Mei Sen took evidence from her pocket and held him down, but Sachs said it was originally for him. If I were your enemy, I wouldn't have rushed to make you new shoes overnight last night. Hearing this, Bessie Mei Sen happily invited Sachs to be the recorder of the competition, and then limped home. At this time, Eva appeared in a white bride's dress, but she looked very upset. After greeting saxophone, she complained that her shoes didn't fit. Then the knight Stolzing in the dress came in, and Eva cried softly in surprise. Saxophone didn't notice, just asked what was inappropriate, and then told her that she had heard a wonderful song this morning, so Stolzing continued to sing the morning song.
After listening to Stolzing's love songs, Eva was deeply moved and couldn't help crying, snuggling up to saxophone's chest. Stolzing leaned down and held saxophone's hand tightly. Saks tried to suppress his feelings, deliberately turned around, naturally pushed Eva to Stalin, and then talked about his apprentice David, thinking of going outside to find him.
Eva warily stopped saxophone and sang "Oh, saxophone, my friend" to express her heartfelt thanks to him. After listening to Stolzing's singing, she was sure that he could win. At this moment, Magdalena and David came in wearing beautiful clothes. Then he named Stolzin's song and compared it to baptism, with David as the witness. Because the apprentice was unqualified, Sachs promoted him to a singer, which made him very happy.
Four men and women around Saks are talking happily together, looking forward to the victory of Stolzin. After David closed the doors and windows, everyone went to the meeting together. Green fields on the banks of the Begnitz River outside Nuremberg.
You can see Nuremberg in the distance. There are ferries on the river, carrying one citizen after another. On the endless green Yuan Ye, a singer's singing platform has been set up, and the flags of various guilds are flying everywhere. First, people from the Shoemakers' Association sang in chorus, then the blacksmith and the baker sang in chorus. Disciples and girls waltzed and frolicked. David scolded them when he came in, but his disciples made fun of him and said, "Your lover Magdalene is here!" " "In fact, she's not even here.
Soon, Pogner came here with his daughter Eva. Eva was accompanied by the girls in the city, and Magdalena was among them. With the cry of "please be quiet", saxophone stood up, and everyone except him sang a song praising nature: "Wake up" (this is a poem written by saxophone to pay tribute to him) and shouted "Long live saxophone". At this moment, Bessie Mei Sen was hiding behind the crowd and was busy reciting the poem he had just got.
After the chorus, Sachs thanked everyone for their support with clever tunes, then explained the significance of today's singing contest and announced that the winner could marry Pogner's daughter and inherit his property. After hearing these words, Pogner frequently greeted everyone. Sachs asked Bessie Mei Sen if she was confident. He was anxious because he didn't remember these poems. However, he knew that saxophone didn't sing today, but he was eager to express himself and strode out to sing. But the crowd did not support him and laughed at him below.
On hearing the call of "Start", Bessie Mei Sen played the lute and began to sing. However, because she didn't learn the poem by heart, it was not fluent at all, and the judges looked at each other and were all surprised. Bessie Mei Sen became angry from embarrassment and claimed that she was laughed at by the masters. It was all the responsibility of saxophone. He also said that this poem was given to him by saxophone, and everyone was in an uproar.
Then Sachs stood up and explained, "Actually, this poem is not my work, but the author is a young man who is qualified to be called a master." Say it and bring out Stolzing.
Stolzingege stepped into the singing circle, and under the urging of everyone, he began to sing: "The Rose Shines in the Morning", and made steady and elegant progress with a new poem different from that sung to saxophone before. Everyone was surprised and admired.
After listening to Stolzing's singing, the masters decided that he won the prize without any objection. Pogner was moved, and Eva was ecstatic. She put a laurel wreath composed of laurel and evergreen trees on Stolzing's knee. The young couple knelt before their father Bergner and accepted his blessing. Saks asked everyone's permission about this matter.
Then a ceremony was held to award Stolzingege the qualification as a famous singer, but Stolzingege said that what he wanted most was happiness. Saxophone praised Stolzin's pure spirit with singing, and reminded everyone that German art and masters should be respected.
After listening to this song of saxophone, Eva took off the crown on Stolzin's head and put it on saxophone's head instead. Saxophone asked Stolzin and Eva to come to him, while the masters decided to recommend Saxophone as their leader. So all the people present sang in chorus, praising the immortality of German art, and then praising saxophone in chorus. At this time, the orchestra played a cheerful tune and ended.