Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner

Product Details

• UPC: 807280135190
• Composer: Richard Wagner
• Opera: Tannhäuser
• Genre: Opera, Classical Music
• Language: German
• Label: Arthaus Musik
• Release date: Recorded live at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden in 2008

Product Specifications

• Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
• Picture Format: 16:9
• Region Code: 0 (Worldwide), NTSC
• Subtitle Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
• Run Time: 205 minutes (opera) + 58 minutes (documentary)

Overview

Experience Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser, performed live at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden in 2008. This captivating production features a talented cast of singers, including Robert Gambill as Tannhäuser, Camilla Nylund as Elisabeth, and Waltraud Meier as Venus. Conducted by Philippe Jordan and directed by Nikolaus Lehnhoff, this performance showcases beautiful set design by Raimund Bauer and costumes by Andrea Schmidt-Futterer.

The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and the Philharmonia Chor Wien bring Wagner's music to life in this enthralling performance of Tannhäuser, telling the story of the legendary minstrel and his struggle between divine and earthly love.

Cast and Crew

• Tannhäuser: Robert Gambill
• Elisabeth: Camilla Nylund
• Venus: Waltraud Meier
• Wolfram von Eschenbach: Roman Trekel
• Hormann, Landgraf von Thüringen: Stephen Milling
• Walther von der Vogelweide: Marcel Reijans
• Biterolf: Tom Fox
• Reimar von Zweter: Andreas Hörl
• Heinrich der Schreiber: Florian Hoffmann
• Ein junger Hirt: Katherina Müller
• Conductor: Philippe Jordan
• Stage Director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff
• Set Design: Raimund Bauer
• Costumes: Andrea Schmidt-Futterer
• Lighting: Duane Schuler
• Choreography: Amir Hosseinpour, Jonathan Lunn
• Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
• Philharmonia Chor Wien
• Directed for TV and Video: Patrick Buttmann

Interesting Facts

• Tannhäuser is a Romantic opera by Richard Wagner, premiering in 1845.
• The opera is based on the legend of the medieval German poet and minstrel Tannhäuser and his struggle between divine and earthly love.
• This production of Tannhäuser was performed live at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, a renowned opera house in Germany.