from Act III, Scene 2 of the German opera
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner
Libretto: Richard Wagner
Role: Hans Sachs, a cobbler
Voice Part: baritone Fach: dramatic baritone
Setting: a meadow outside of Nuremburg, Germany, mid-sixteenth century
Synopsis: After Walter refuses the membership offered to him by the Mastersingers Guild, Sachs tells him that the Masters have actually helped preserve German Art which Sachs believes that should be kept pure without any foreign influences.