Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle
1978, German. Directed by Thomas Olofsson & Götz Friedrich.
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.
- Runtime
- 3h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Thomas OlofssonDirector
- Götz FriedrichDirector
- Gwyneth JonesElisabeth / Venus
- Spas WenkoffTannhäuser
- Bernd WeiklWolfram von Eschenbach
- Hans SotinLandgraf
- Robert SchunkWalther von der Vogelweide
- Franz MazuraBiterolf
- John PickeringHeinrich der Schreiber
- Heinz FeldhoffReinmar von Zweter
- Klaus BrettschneiderEin junger Hirt
- Irene HammannEdelknaben
- Angelika Jung-NowskiEdelknaben
- Roswitha Korff-KrügerEdelknaben
Details
- Released
- 7 August 1978
- Original title
- Tannhäuser - Bayreuther Festspiele
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Richard Wagner
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Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle (1978) was directed by Thomas Olofsson and Götz Friedrich and stars Gwyneth Jones, Spas Wenkoff, Bernd Weikl.