The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser
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As renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composer’s most groundbreaking and unforgettable music, as well as a theme the young Wagner would revisit again and again later in his career—the redemptive and transcendent power of a woman’s love. The enchanting plot harks back to medieval history: Wolfram is a lovesick troubadour who desires the virtuous Elisabeth. She, however, has eyes for another: the rebellious knight Tannhäuser, who in turn cannot get over an overwhelming sensual experience in the realm of the goddess Venus, and is banished for singing her praises at court. Only saintly Elisabeth’s death can atone for his misdeeds.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1982-12-20
Runtime: 189 mins
Director: Brian Large
Writer: Richard Wagner
Spoken language: Deutsch
Genres: Music
Original title: The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser
Production Companies:
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Richard Cassilly
Éva Marton
Tatiana Troyanos
John Macurdy
Bernd Weikl
Robert Nagy
Richard J. Clark
Charles Anthony
Richard Vernon
Bill Blaber
James Levine
MET Orchestra
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