The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser (1982)
As renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composer’s most groundbreaking and unforgettable music, as well as a theme the young Wagner would revisit again and again later in his career—the redemptive and transcendent power of a woman’s love. The enchanting plot harks back to medieval history: Wolfram is a lovesick troubadour who desires the virtuous Elisabeth. She, however, has eyes for another: the rebellious knight Tannhäuser, who in turn cannot get over an overwhelming sensual experience in the realm of the goddess Venus, and is banished for singing her praises at court. Only saintly Elisabeth’s death can atone for his misdeeds.
Director: Brian Large
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Richard Cassilly as Tannhäuser |
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Éva Marton as Elisabeth |
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Tatiana Troyanos as Venus |
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John Macurdy as Hermann, Landgrave of Thuringia |
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Bernd Weikl as Wolfram von Eschenbach |
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Robert Nagy as Walther von der Vogelweide |
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Richard J. Clark as Biterolf |
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Charles Anthony as Heinrich der Schreiber |
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Richard Vernon as Reinmar von Zweter |
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Bill Blaber as Young shepherd |
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James Levine as Self - Conductor |
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MET Orchestra as |
| Directing | Brian Large | Director |
| Writing | Richard Wagner | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christina Calamari | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Michael Bronson | Executive Producer |
| Sound | James Levine | Conductor |
| Production | Sherri Hayes | Production Assistant |
| Production | Brian Zenone | Production Assistant |
| Art | Otto Schenk | Production Design |
| Production | Anthony A. Bliss | Executive Producer |
| Art | Günther Schneider-Siemssen | Set Designer |
| Directing | Phebe Berkowitz | Stage Director |
| Production | Karen Adler Barbosa | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nina Lawson | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Norbert Vesak | Choreographer |
| Sound | Richard Wagner | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Gil Wechsler | Lighting Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Clemente D'Alessio | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Zipprodt | Costume Designer |
