Having bypassed his niece , nike , and his two older children , eva and gottfried , he created an opportunity for his youngest daughter katharina by allowing her to produce " die meistersinger " this year .

在选择继任者的问题上，比起侄女尼可，两个大女儿伊娃和哥特弗蕾德，他更倾向于小女儿凯瑟琳，并给她执导《纽伦堡的名歌手》的机会。