Tannhäuser brings a new dimension to Melbourne Opera

By Brian Angus, 18 August 2016

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“Elisabeth, like a traveller at an airport carousel searching for her luggage, grew... agitated”

Reviewed at Regent Theatre, Melbourne on 17 August 2016

Wagner, Tannhäuser

Melbourne Opera

David Kram, Conductor

Suzanne Chaundy, Director

Lee Abrahmsen, Elisabeth

Sarah Sweeting, Venus

Marius Vlad, Tannhäuser

Manfred Pohlenz, Wolfram von Eschenbach

Jason Wasley, Walther von der Vogelweide

Eddie Muliaumaseali'i, Landgraf Hermann

Melbourne Opera Chorus

Melbourne Opera Orchestra

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Brian Angus

Brian is a lover of opera, and has enjoyed attending operas for over forty years. Brian has very catholic tastes; favourite classic composers are Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi, contemporary composers John Adams and Jake Heggie, and a curiosity about Stockhausen’s music. He is always seeking opportunities to expand his appreciation of the world of music and opera.