David McVicar’s Meistersinger, produced originally at Glynebourne and shared by San Francisco and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, is a smashing presentation of this Wagner opera, often cited as one of the great works of world culture, and for good reason.  In its humanity, wit, the wonderful orchestral sounds and an evocation of the longest day of the year in Nurnberg in the early 19th century, Meistersinger is glorious.    Article