Tim Albery's Tannhäuser gets a second revival at the ROH

Venusberg

Lise Davidsen (Elisabeth)

Ekaterina Gubanova (Venus) and Stefan Vinke (Tannhäuser)

Stefan Vinke (Tannhäuser) and Gerald Finley (Wolfram von Eschenbach)

Par Mark Valencia, 31 janvier 2023

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“the solo singing was exceptional, with Lise Davidsen in glorious voice as the tragic Elisabeth”

Critique faite à Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres, le 29 janvier 2023

Wagner, Tannhäuser

The Royal Opera

Sebastian Weigle, Direction

Tim Albery, Mise en scène

Michael Levine, Décors

Jon Morrell, Costumes

David Finn, Lumières

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Royal Opera Chorus

Norbert Ernst, Tannhäuser

Lise Davidsen, Elisabeth

Ekaterina Gubanova, Venus

Gerald Finley, Wolfram von Eschenbach

Mika Kares, Landgraf Hermann

Ólafur Sigurdarson, Biterolf

Egor Zhuravskii, Walther von der Vogelweide

Jasmin Vardimon, Chorégraphie

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Mark Valencia

Mark has worked in arts journalism for four decades, both as a writer and as a French-English translator. Nowadays he focuses his energies on reviewing opera and music. Mark also writes for Opera magazine and for Musical America as a correspondent for Europe and the UK.

Tim Albery's Tannhäuser gets a second revival at the Royal Opera House