Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser

Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 16, 2004

Runtime

3h 20m

Genres

Drama, Music

Original Title

Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser

Production Companies

Zurich Opera House

Director

Chloé Perlemuter

Description

Music & Musicals, Opera & Operetta, Classical Music - Witness the Zurich Opera's stunning production of Richard Wagner's masterpiece "Tannhauser," conducted by Franz Welser-Most and featuring Peter Sieffert (Tannhauser), Solveig Kringelborn (Elisabeth) and Thomas Hampson (von Eschenbach). Initially produced in Dresden in 1845, "Tannhauser" instilled a sense of wonder in a few of Strauss's ardent friends and admirers, among them Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt. Opera buffs will love it.