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Release Date:
December 20, 1982
Original Title:
The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser
Genres:
Music
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 189
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.
Associate Producer:
Karen Adler Barbosa
Choreographer:
Norbert Vesak
Conductor:
James Levine
Costume Designer:
Patricia Zipprodt
Director:
Brian Large
Executive Producer:
Anthony A. Bliss
Michael Bronson
Hairstylist:
Nina Lawson
Lighting Design:
Gil Wechsler
Makeup Artist:
Victor Callegari
Original Music Composer:
Richard Wagner
Producer:
Clemente D'Alessio
Production Assistant:
Sherri Hayes
Brian Zenone
Production Design:
Otto Schenk
Set Designer:
Günther Schneider-Siemssen
Stage Director:
Phebe Berkowitz
Wardrobe Master:
Christina Calamari
Writer:
Richard Wagner
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