Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle

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Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle (1978)

Directed by Thomas Olofsson, Götz Friedrich

Music, Drama · 3h 29m

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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Cast

Gwyneth Jones Elisabeth / Venus Spas Wenkoff Tannhäuser Bernd Weikl Wolfram von Eschenbach Hans Sotin Landgraf Robert Schunk Walther von der Vogelweide Franz Mazura Biterolf
J
John Pickering Heinrich der Schreiber
H
Heinz Feldhoff Reinmar von Zweter
K
Klaus Brettschneider Ein junger Hirt
I
Irene Hammann Edelknaben
A
Angelika Jung-Nowski Edelknaben
R
Roswitha Korff-Krüger Edelknaben

Crew

Director
Thomas Olofsson, Götz Friedrich
Writer
Richard Wagner
Original Music Composer
Richard Wagner

Details

Original title
Tannhäuser - Bayreuther Festspiele
Release date
1978-08-07
Runtime
3h 29m
Genres
Music, Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany
Production
Deutsche Grammophon, Bayreuther Festspiele