Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 7, 1978

Original language

English

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Deutsche Grammophon,Bayreuther Festspiele

Cast

Hans Sotin,Roswitha Korff-Krüger,Colin Davis,Angelika Jung-Nowski,Bernd Weikl,John Pickering,Heinz Feldhoff,Franz Mazura,Klaus Brettschneider,Robert Schunkand 4 more

Director

Thomas Olofsson,Götz Friedrich

Writer

Richard Wagner

Music

Richard Wagner

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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