from Act I, Scene 2 of the German opera
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner
Libretto: Richard Wagner
Role: Walter von Stolzing, a young knight from Franconia
Voice Part: tenor
Setting: a makeshift arena, Nuremburg, Germany, mid-sixteenth century
Synopsis: Walter sings his trial song to the Masters in an attempt to get into the Mastersinger Guild. Passionate and unrestrained, it is a song in praise of spring. It receives a bad reception from the rule-bound Masters except for the more liberal Sachs.