Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle 1978
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Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle
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.
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.
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... Elisabeth / Venus
SW
Spas Wenkoff... Tannhäuser
BW
Bernd Weikl... Wolfram von Eschenbach
HS
Hans Sotin... Landgraf
... Walther von der Vogelweide
FM
Franz Mazura... Biterolf
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Release Date:
Jul 10, 1978 (Germany)
Run Time:
3hr 29`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
Germany
Status:
Released
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Cast
... Elisabeth / Venus
SW
Spas Wenkoff... Tannhäuser
BW
Bernd Weikl... Wolfram von Eschenbach
HS
Hans Sotin... Landgraf
... Walther von der Vogelweide
FM
Franz Mazura... Biterolf
... Heinrich der Schreiber
... Reinmar von Zweter
... Ein junger Hirt
... Edelknaben
... Edelknaben
... Edelknaben
... Edelknaben
... Conductor
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