Tannhäuser

Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera on November 22 and December 20, 1982. Conducted by James Levine. Starring Richard Cassilly, Eva Marton, Tatiana Troyanos.

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"Tannhäuser and the song contest at the Wartburg"
"Tannhäuser et le concours de chant à la Wartburg"
"Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf der Wartburg"
"Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser"@en
"Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf der Wartburg, and the song contest at the Wartburg, et le concours de chant à la Wartburg"
"Live from the Met"

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"Summary: Tannhäuser, the knight minstrel, has yielded to the pleasures of the mountain of Venus. He now calls on the Virgin's help to escape them. Meeting his former friends, he is persuaded by Wolfram to return to Wartburg. In the Wartburg's hall of song, Tannhäuser's beloved, Elisabeth, and her father the Landgrave await the assembly of knights for a contest of song. As the contest proeceeds, Tannhäuser is scornful of the feeble love songs offered and he sings pasionately of the delights of Venusberg to the horror of all assembled. The Langrave orders him on a pilgimage to Rome to seek absolution from the Pope. However, later, Wolfram meets Tannhäuser who has been told that his chances of pardon are as likely as the flowering of the Pope's staff. Tannhäuser decides to return to Venusberg but a funeral procession bearing the bier of Elisabeth who has died of grief comes from the Wartburg. A band of pilgrims brings the papal staff, which is now in flower. Elisabeth's prayers have redeemed Tannhäuser."
"When this gorgeous production opened audiences gasped, then heartily applauded. Otto Schenk and Günther Schneider-Siemssen magnificently invoked the world of Wagner's opera, from Venus's erotic lair to the world of medieval pageantry. Within this stunning setting the cast of great singing actors are truly at home. Richard Cassilly is the tortured Tannhäuser, torn between the sensual delights of Tatiana Troyanos's enticing Venus and the pure love of Eva Marton's radiant Elisabeth. Bernd Weikl is a truly noble Wolfram. James Levine and the superb Met orchestra, chorus, and ballet bring Wagner's colorful score to life."
"Based on the two Germanic legends of Tannhäuser and the song contest at Wartburg. Key themes are the struggle between sacred and profane love, and redemption through love."
"Tannhäuser, a minstrel knight, weary of the monotony of a year spent with the goddess of love, Venus, decides to return to earth. At a tournment of song he competes for the hand of Elizabeth, but shocks the assembly when he instead sings the praises of Venus. In remorse he joins a band of pilgrims on their way to Rome. Denied absolution by the Pope, Tannäuser decides to return to Venus. At the last moment he learns he has been saved by the prayers of Elizabeth, whose funeral procession passes. Tannäuser joins her in death."
"Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera on November 22 and December 20, 1982. Conducted by James Levine. Starring Richard Cassilly, Eva Marton, Tatiana Troyanos."@en
"Performance of Wagner's opera about a man torn between his love for the goddess Venus and a mortal woman. Staged in 1982."
"Tannhäuser sings the praises of Venus and the Pope refuses to give absolution. Elisabeth, who loves Tannhäuser and has prayed for his forgiveness, dies of a broken heart and Tannhäuser dies of grief at the sight of her funeral procession."
"A medieval minstrel is torn between the temptations of sacred and profane love."
""Götz Friedrich's 1970s production scandalized the Bayreuth old guard while revealing Tannhäuser's revolutionary qualities to a new age of Wagner lovers. 'Davis's conducting is nothing short of magnificent, while the singing is truly on a festival level' (New York Daily News). 'The performances throughout are superb-- Jones is stunningly effective.' (New York Times). 'In Jürgen Rose's beautiful settings-- an excellent introduction to a new approach to Wagner's world' (Le Quotidien de Paris)"--Container."
"Pour s'être damné dans les bras de Vénus et avoir blasphémé l'amour, Tannhäuser doit aller à Rome implorer son salut. Poursuivi par la malédiction du pape qui refuse de l'absoudre, il appelle Vénus ; mais un chant pur s'élève: celui des pèlerins faisant cortège à la dépouille d'Elisabeth, la fiancée de Tannhäuser qui rendit l'âme en demandant le pardon du pécheur. Tannhäuser s'agenouille et, défaillant près du corps de sa pure fiancée, la rejoint dans la mort, tandis que se manifeste, par un miracle, la divine miséricorde."
"Spectacle musical sur scène enregistré en direct au Metropolitan Opera House le 22 novembre et le 20 décembre 1982."
"A remarkable evening by the Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele and the Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele."
""Wagner's passionate opera about a medieval minstrel torn between the temptations of sacred and profane love is seen here in 'one of the most gorgeous and gloriously romantic productions in the Met's repertory'"--Container."
"Spectacle musical sur scène enregistré en direct au Royal Danish Opera de Copenhague en décembre 2009."
"Presents scenes from the telecast performance of Tannhäuser on November 22 and December 20, 1982."@en
"In this opera, Wagner aserts the theme of redemption and presents the conflict between the spirit and the senses."
"A performance of the opera: Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner."
"One of Richard Wagner's most enduring works, this bold operatic tale of a medieval knight's struggle for freedom against the gods was given a striking production by the Metropolitan Opera."
"The minstrel Tannhäuser, grown weary of the pagan revelries in the court of Venus, longs for salvation. Repudiating the goddess, he finds himself at the Wartburg where he meets the saintly Elisabeth who encourages his quest for redemption. Journeying to Rome, Tannhäuser is rejected when told by the Pope that he could no more be forgiven his sins than could the papal staff break into flower. Returning to the Wartburg to die, Tannhäuser expires as a pilgrim band enters, proclaiming the miracle that the Pope's staff has blossomed."
"Choeur et ballet du Bayerische Staatsoper sous la direction de Zubin Mehta, mise en scène de David Aldens, avec René Kollo, Waltraud Meier, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Bernd Weikl, Claes H.Ahnsjo..."
"Performance of Wagner's opera about a man torn between his love for the goddess Venus and a mortal woman. Includes excerpts from the documentary film on the history of the Metropolitan Opera, The Met: the first hundred years."
"The story of Venus and Tannhäuser."