The read
It runs long at 3h 15m.
Synopsis
Met Music Director James Levine leads this Live in HD presentation of Wagner’s early Romantic opera, starring Johan Botha in the title role of the minnesinger torn between earthly passion and true love. Eva-Maria Westbroek is Elisabeth, whose unswerving devotion redeems Tannhäuser’s soul, and Peter Mattei sings Wolfram, his faithful friend. Michelle DeYoung as the love goddess Venus and Günther Groissböck as Landgraf Hermann complete the cast. Otto Schenk’s classic production was the first of his acclaimed Wagner stagings at the Met.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Otto SchenkDirector
- Richard WagnerWriter
- Richard WagnerOriginal Music Composer
- Barbara Willis SweeteDirector
Cast
- Johan BothaTannhäuser
- Eva-Maria WestbroekElisabeth
- Michelle DeYoungVenus
- Peter MatteiWolfram von Eschenbach
- Günther GroissböckLandgraf Hermann
- Noah BaetgeWalther von der Vogelweide
- Adam KleinHeinrich der Schreiber
- Ryan McKinnyBiterolf
- Ricardo LugoReinemar von Zweter
- Ying FangEin junger Hirte
- James LevineSelf - Conductor
- Yingxi ZhangReinemar von Zweter
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Themes
operaopera live performancethe metropolitan opera