The third act of one of this composer's operas begins with a lengthy English horn solo. He made fun of the critic Eduard Hanslick by creating the humiliated character Beckmesser. In one of his operas, the song "Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein" is dubbed Walther's "Prize Song." In the second act of one of his operas, the maid Brangäne attempts to warn the title characters of the impending arrival of Melot and King Mark. The final scene of that opera begins with one of the title characters singing "Mild und leise / wie er lächelt," her "lo
The third act of one of this composer's operas begins with a lengthy English horn solo. He made fun of the critic Eduard Hanslick by creating the humiliated character Beckmesser. In one of his operas, the song "Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein" is dubbed Walther's "Prize Song." In the second act of one of his operas, the maid Brangäne attempts to warn the title characters of the impending arrival of Melot and King Mark. The final scene of that opera begins with one of the title characters singing "Mild und leise / wie er lächelt," her "love-death." For 10 points, name this German composer who wrote The Mastersingers of Nüremberg and Tristan and Isolde.
The third act of one of this composer's operas begins with a lengthy English horn solo.
Richard Wagner [or Wilhem Richard Wagner]