Sixtus Beckmesser
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Sixtus Beckmesser is a pedantic town clerk and mastersinger who serves as the comic antagonist in Richard Wagner’s opera "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ mastersinger ⓘ opera character ⓘ town clerk ⓘ |
| antagonistTo |
Hans Sachs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walther von Stolzing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Meistersinger guild of Nuremberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
song contest for Eva’s hand ⓘ |
| characterType | buffo baritone role ⓘ |
| comicDevice | malicious mis-marking of Walther’s song ⓘ |
| comicFunction | satire of pedantry in art ⓘ |
| createdBy | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | German Romantic opera ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Sixtus Beckmesser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | opera ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | standard character in Wagnerian repertoire ⓘ |
| humiliatedIn | final song contest scene ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| librettistOfWork | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | guild of Meistersingers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalFunction | marker of faults during singing trials ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | German ⓘ |
| notableScene |
serenade scene in Act II
ⓘ
song performance at the final contest ⓘ |
| occupation | town clerk of Nuremberg ⓘ |
| operaActCount | three-act opera character ⓘ |
| operaComposer | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaNumber | Wagner’s only mature comic opera character ⓘ |
| operaPremiereCity | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereYear | 1868 ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
conservative in artistic taste
ⓘ
jealous ⓘ pedantic ⓘ self-important ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
comic antagonist
ⓘ
pedantic marker of singing faults ⓘ |
| romanticRivalOf | Walther von Stolzing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeksToMarry | Eva Pogner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfFiction | Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | rigid adherence to rules in art ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | 16th century ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
| workTitleInEnglish | The Mastersingers of Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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