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TANNHÄUSER UND DER SÄNGERKRIEG AUF WARTBURG is a grand opera by Richard Wagner in three acts. After experiencing boundless sensuality and freedom with the fun-loving Venus (soprano), the singer Tannhäuser (Tenor) finds it impossible to conform to the cultured setting of his betrothed Elizabeth (soprano), who loves him. During a singing contest, Tannhäuser describes the affair with Venus as the ultimate love experience and because of that, he is cast out from the established society. Thanks to Elizabeth's intervention, he is allowed to undertake a pilgrimage to the Pope to ask for the Holy Father's pardon. If the Pope accepts to forgive him, he would be allowed to take back his place in society. Tannhäuser accepts. But fate will not allow him to meet with his beloved Elizabeth again in this life. This is a recording of the legendary staging by Götz Friedrich for the 1978 Bayreuth Festival conducted by Sir Colin Davis.
Tannhaüser - Weh, dir, Verräter! - Gwyneth Jones (Venus) - Primo atto
Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
Not disclosed
Studios
Deutsche GrammophonBayreuther Festspiele
Gwyneth Jones
Elisabeth / Venus
Spas Wenkoff
Tannhäuser
Bernd Weikl
Wolfram von Eschenbach
Hans Sotin
Landgraf
Robert Schunk
Walther von der Vogelweide
Franz Mazura
Biterolf
John Pickering
Heinrich der Schreiber
Heinz Feldhoff
Reinmar von Zweter
Klaus Brettschneider
Ein junger Hirt
Irene Hammann
Edelknaben
Angelika Jung-Nowski
Edelknaben
Roswitha Korff-Krüger
Edelknaben
1 review
Title
Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle
Released
Aug 7, 1978
Rated
12
Region of Origin
Germany
Original Audio
German
Runtime
3h 29m
Status
Released
Studios
Deutsche Grammophon, Bayreuther Festspiele
