Tannhäuser : opera in 3 acts / music and libretto, Richard Wagner ; co-produced by Bayerischer Rundfunk/RM Arts in association with Channel Four, Televisión Metropolitana, S.A. de C.V. "Canal 22", and Tevel Israel Communications Limited.
Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Hermann, Landgrave of Thuringia); René Kollo (Tannhäuser); Bernd Weikl (Wolfram von Eschenbach); Claes H. Ahnsjö (Walther von der Vogelweide); Hans Günter Nöcker (Biterolf); James Anderson (Heinrich der Schreiber); Gerhard Auer (Reinmar von Sweter); Nadine Secunde (Elisabeth); Waltraud Meier (Venus); soloists of the Tölzer Knabenchor; Bavarian State Orchestra; Chorus and Ballet of the Bayerische Staatsoper; Zubin Mehta, conductor. Recorded Sept. 1994, National Theatre, Munich. Originally produced in 1995.
Summary:
This version by David Alden uses minimalist sets and costumes to depict Tannhäuser's conflict in choosing between earthly pleasures and spiritual aspirations.
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