Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle

Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle

1978
3h 29m
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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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Deutsche Grammophon
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
German

Keywords

opera magic legend pope pilgrimage tragic love venus the goddess

Quick Facts

Original Title Tannhäuser
Release Date July 10, 1978
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0255633

Cast

Gwyneth Jones
Gwyneth Jones

Elisabeth / Venus

Spas Wenkoff
Spas Wenkoff

Tannhäuser

Bernd Weikl
Bernd Weikl

Wolfram von Eschenbach

Hans Sotin
Hans Sotin

Landgraf

Robert Schunk
Robert Schunk

Walther von der Vogelweide

Franz Mazura
Franz Mazura

Biterolf

John Pickering
John Pickering

Heinrich der Schreiber

Heinz Feldhoff
Heinz Feldhoff

Reinmar von Zweter

Klaus Brettschneider
Klaus Brettschneider

Ein junger Hirt

Irene Hammann
Irene Hammann

Edelknaben

Angelika Jung-Nowski
Angelika Jung-Nowski

Edelknaben

Roswitha Korff-Krüger
Roswitha Korff-Krüger

Edelknaben

Key Crew

Thomas Olofsson
Director
Richard Wagner
Writer