Müpa: Béla Bartók National Concert HallKomor Marcell u. 1., Budapest, Central Hungary, 1095, Hungary
Dates/times in Budapest time zone
Festival: Budapest Wagner DaysProgramme
| Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) | Tannhäuser |
Performers
| Ádám Fischer | Conductor | |
| Matthias Oldag | Director | |
| Thomas Gruber | Set Designer, Costume Designer | |
| Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Hungarian State Opera Chorus | Choir | |
| Honvéd Male Choir | ||
| Budapest Studio Choir | ||
| Sylvie Gábor | Revival Director | |
| Stephen Gould | Tenor | Tannhäuser |
| Tünde Szabóki | Soprano | Elisabeth |
| Sophie Koch | Mezzo-soprano | Venus |
| Markus Eiche | Baritone | Wolfram von Eschenbach |
| Tivadar Kiss | Tenor | Heinrich der Schreiber |
| Tibor Szappanos | Tenor | Walther von der Vogelweide |
| Gábor Bretz | Bass | Landgraf Hermann |
| Jürgen Linn | Bass | Biterolf |
| Ferenc Cserhalmi | Bass | Reinmar von Zweter |
The chief sustaining element of Wagner's operas is tension. This is the electric field created in each of his works, attracting those who are receptive to it like a magnet. Tension - clashing with principles, as high-level art tends to do - was already present in the early "German Romantic operas”, including Tannhäuser.
