The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: TannhÀuser
As renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composerâs most groundbreaking and unforgettable music, as well as a theme the young Wagner would revisit again and again later in his careerâthe redemptive and transcendent power of a womanâs 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 TannhĂ€user, 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 Elisabethâs death can atone for his misdeeds.
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1982-12-20
