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Das Liebesverbot (1836)
Rienzi (1842)
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Tannhäuser (1845)
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Tristan und Isolde (1859)
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867)
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“Tannhäuser” by Richard Wagner

Premiere / date of written: 19 October 1845

“The Pilgrim's Choruses from Tannhäuser exude a certain ecstasy and the confidential effusive bliss of a feeling of remorse.” Franz Liszt

The first performance was given in the Royal Theater in Dresden on 19 October 1845.

Libretti

# Language Authors
1 German Richard Wagner
2 English

original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto

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Audio recordings

Year Cast
Conductor,
Opera chorus and orchestra
Label,
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1954
Tannhäuser — Ramon Vinay,
Elisabeth — Margaret Harshaw,
Venus — Astrid Varnay,
Wolfram — George London,
Hermann Landgrave — Jerome Hines,
Walther — Brian Sullivan
George Szell
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Audio CD: Sony Classical, Cat: 886443900868

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1955
Tannhäuser — Wolfgang Windgassen,
Elisabeth — Gré Brouwenstijn,
Venus — Herta Wilfert,
Wolfram — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,
Hermann Landgrave — Josef Greindl,
Walther — Josef Traxel
André Cluytens
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus
Audio CD: Orfeo d'Or, Cat: C 643043D

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1960
Tannhäuser — Hans Hopf,
Elisabeth — Elisabeth Grümmer,
Venus — Marianne Schech,
Wolfram — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,
Hermann Landgrave — Gottlob Frick,
Walther — Fritz Wunderlich
Franz Konwitschny
Berlin State Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Audio CD: EMI, Cat: CMS 7 63214 2

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1962
Tannhäuser — Wolfgang Windgassen,
Elisabeth — Anja Silja,
Venus — Grace Bumbry,
Wolfram — Eberhard Wächter,
Hermann Landgrave — Josef Greindl,
Walther — Gerhard Stolze
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus
Audio CD: Philips, Cat: 434 607-2

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1970
Tannhäuser — René Kollo,
Elisabeth — Helga Dernesch,
Venus — Christa Ludwig,
Wolfram — Victor Braun,
Hermann Landgrave — Hans Sotin,
Walther — Werner Hollweg
Sir Georg Solti
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus
Audio CD: Decca, Cat: 470 810-2

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1988
Tannhäuser — Plácido Domingo,
Elisabeth — Cheryl Studer,
Venus — Agnes Baltsa,
Wolfram — Andreas Schmidt,
Hermann Landgrave — Matti Salminen,
Walther — William Pell
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra
Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon, Cat: 427 625-2

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2001
Tannhäuser — Peter Seiffert,
Elisabeth — Jane Eaglen,
Venus — Waltraud Meier,
Wolfram — Thomas Hampson,
Hermann Landgrave — René Pape,
Walther — Gunnar Gudbjörnsson
Daniel Barenboim
Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra, Berlin State Opera Chorus
Audio CD: Teldec, Cat: 8573 88064-2

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Video recordings

Year Cast
Conductor,
Opera chorus and orchestra,
Director
Label,
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1978
Tannhäuser — Spas Wenkoff,
Elisabeth — Dame Gwyneth Jones,
Venus — Dame Gwyneth Jones,
Wolfram — Bernd Weikl,
Hermann Landgrave — Hans Sotin,
Walther — Robert Schunk
Sir Colin Davis
Choir and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival
Götz Friedrich
Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 4446

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1982
Tannhäuser — Richard Cassilly,
Elisabeth — Éva Marton,
Venus — Tatiana Troyanos,
Wolfram — Bernd Weikl,
Hermann Landgrave — John Macurdy,
Walther — Robert Nagy
James Levine
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Otto Schenk
Deutsche Grammophon

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