Name: Tannhäuser
Start: 2017-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2017-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Teatro La Fenice

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Organization

Tenor

Stefan Vinke

Tannhäuser

Paul McNamara

Baritone

Christoph Pohl

Wolfram of Eschenbach

Cameron Becker

Walther of the Vogelweide

Bass-baritone

Bass

Alessio Cacciamani

Biterolf

Paolo Antognetti

Heinrich the scribe

Mattia Denti

Reinmar of Zweter

Soprano

Liene Kinča

Elizabeth

Mezzo-soprano

Ausrine Stundyte

Venus

Conductor

Omer Meir Wellber

Stage director

Stage director (+1)

Calixto Bieito

Set designer

Rebecca Ringst

Costume designer

Ingo Krügler

Lighting designer

Lighting designer (+1)

Michael Bauer

Chorus master

Claudio Marino Moretti

Teatro La Fenice

Others

Coro del Teatro La Fenice

Orchestra

Orchestra Del Teatro La Fenice

Venice

Italy

Tannhäuser, by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Libretto by the composer

Recording: January 28, 2017 - Teatro La Fenice | Venezia
Directed by: Stéphane Vérité
Duration: 03:10

FULL Tannhäuser Venice 2017 Vinke Stundyte Kinca Pohl

Rediscover this inimitable fixture of the operatic repertoire in the mythical Teatro La Fenice, Venice, in a brilliant staging by Calixto Bieito, with the energetic Paul McNamara in the title role. Inspired by the historical figure of Tannhäuser, a minnesänger (minstrel) of the 13th century, as well as the medieval legend surrounding the singing competition held in Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Germany, Wagner's masterwork explores the opposition between spiritual and carnal love, respectively embodied by the personalities of Elisabeth and Venus. First deemed scandalous through the themes that it displays, the work, which was misunderstood in the days of its premiere, is now considered a turning point in the history of the genre...

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