When cobbler Hans Sachs (James Rutherford), right, messes up Sixtus Beckmesser's serenading with all of his hammering, Beckmesser (Martin Gantner) grabs his hammer in frustration during Act II of Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" dress rehearsal at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group)
Townspeople awake with all the commotion when David (Alek Shrader) goes after Sixtus Beckmesser who serenades Magdalene thinking she is Eva while cobbler Hans Sachs disturbs the music with his shoemaking hammering during Act II of Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" dress rehearsal at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group)
