Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser
Calixto Bieito (stage director), Omer Meir Wellber (conductor) — With Paul McNamara (Tannhäuser), Christoph Pohl (Wolfram von Eschenbach), Cameron Becker (Walter von der Vogelweide)
Casting
Calixto Bieito — Escenógrafo
Rebecca Ringst — Escenógrafa
Ingo Krügler — Diseñador de vestuario
Michael Bauer — Iluminador
Pavlo Balakin — Hermann, Landgrave de Thuringe
Paul McNamara — Tannhäuser
Christoph Pohl — Wolfram von Eschenbach
Cameron Becker — Walter von der Vogelweide
Alessio Cacciamani — Biterolf
Paolo Antognetti — Heinrich der Schreiber
Mattia Denti — Reinmar von Zweter
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice
Claudio Marino Moretti — Director de coro
Omer Meir Wellber — Director
Sobre el programa...
Rediscover this inimitable fixture of the operatic repertoire in the mythical Teatro La Fenice, Venice, in a brilliant staging by Calixto Bieito, with the energetic Paul McNamara in the title role. Inspired by the historical figure of Tannhäuser, a minnesänger (minstrel) of the 13th century, as well as the medieval legend surrounding the singing competition held in Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Germany, Wagner's masterwork explores the opposition between spiritual and carnal love, respectively embodied by the personalities of Elisabeth and Venus. First deemed scandalous through the themes that it displays, the work, which was misunderstood in the days of its premiere, is now considered a turning point in the history of the genre...
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