Opera
Tannhäuser
Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
Opera in three acts
Performed in German, with surtitles.
Libretto: by the composer
Premiere: 1845 in Dresden, 1861 in Paris
Trailer: Theater TV – Ullrich Bohn
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Photo: Karl und Monika Forster
Closely related to Faust, Wagner's Tannhäuser seems to carry two souls in his chest. Both courageous and rebellious, he is desperately seeking to cross a border, to make a breakthrough, while as an artist he also yearns to be accepted into Wartburg society. Which is the road to "salvation"? The pilgrimage to Rome or a return to Venusberg? Does the journey require a detour, perhaps a more rebellious approach - or should we simply be following the chosen path? For all its "Tannhäuser" conflicts, the world seems to need a miracle to let the the pilgrim's staff thrive once again.
PREMIERE: 19 November 2017
Cast
Hermann, Landgrave of Thuringia Young Doo Park,
Timo RiihonenTannhäuser Aaron Cawley,
Klaus Florian VogtElisabeth Betsy Horne,
Elena BezgodkovaVenus Katrin WundsamWolfram von Eschenbach Benjamin Russell,
Christopher BolducWalther von der Vogelweide Gustavo QuaresmaBiterolf KS Thomas de VriesHeinrich der Schreiber Ralf RachbauerReinmar von Zweter Mikhail BiryukovYoung Shepherd Stella AnNymphs & Graces Guillermo De la Chica Lopez,
Gabriele Ascani,
Carlos Diaz,
Sophia Wünsch,
Tamara KurtiChor & Extrachor des Hessischen Staatstheaters Wiesbaden,
Statisterie des Hessischen Staatstheaters Wiesbaden,
Hessisches Staatsorchester Wiesbaden