Released:
2000-05-30

Overview:
A romantic opera in three acts with music and libretto by Richard Wagner, performed by the Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo. The original title, Tannhauser und der Sangerkrieg auf Wartburg, reveals the real nature of the opera, born by a fusion of two traditional sagas and dedicated to the dualism of spirituality and sensuality and the possibility of redemption through love. Composed between 1843 and 1845, Tannhauser has a tormented musical theme, made up of constant variations. It debuted in Dresden in 1845 when Wagner was just over 30.

Director:
Walter Licastro

Runtime:
3h 6min

Genre:
Music, Drama, Fantasy

• Cast:
• 
  Alan Woodrow
  as
  Tannhäuser
• 
  Ludwig Baumann
  as
  Wolfram
• 
  Gertrud Ottenthal
  as
  Elisabeth
• 
  Andrea Silvestrelli
  as
  Hermann
• 
  Nikolov Bojidar
  as
  Walther von der Vogelweide