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| Composer | Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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MunichTannhäuser
Wagner: Tannhäuser
Nathalie Stutzmann; Romeo Castellucci; Bavarian State Opera; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MadridWagner - Tannhäuser
Wagner: Tannhäuser
Gustavo Gimeno; David Hermann; Teatro Real; Jo Schramm; Bettina Walter; Fabrice Kebour; Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real
ZurichTannhäuserNew production
Wagner: Tannhäuser
Tugan Sokhiev; Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson; Zurich Opera; Florian Lösche; Teresa Vergho; Martin Gebhardt; Orchester der Oper Zürich
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Stuck in purgatory: Tannhäuser at Budapest’s Wagner Days
Individual performances impress, but conducting and production both prove too meandering in this year’s Wagner Days Tannhäuser.
Otto Schenk's Tannhäuser returns to the Met
Andreas Schager is the main reason to catch the latest revival of Otto Schenk's ultra-traditional Tannhäuser.
Andris Nelsons conducts splendid Tannhäuser excerpts in Boston
Soloists Klaus Florian Vogt, Christian Gerhaher, Amber Wagner and Marina Prudenskaya star in Act 3 of Tannhäuser.
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ZagrebTannhäuser
Wagner: Tannhäuser
Srba Dinić; Frank Van Laecke; Croatian National Theatre Opera; Philippe Miesch; Marc Heinz; Croatian National Theatre Opera Orchestra
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Tearing up the box: Lise Davidsen on new roles and vocal stereotyping
The Norwegian soprano talks about pacing a career, new roles and resisting the offers that followed her Operalia success.
Bachtrack top ten: Richard Wagner
Drawing on the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art), Wagner is best remembered for his extraordinary music dramas, not least the monumental, 15-hour Ring cycle.
Tannhäuser, Tristan, Der Ring: Ádám Fischer talks Wagner
At the 2018 Budapest Wagner Days, the festival's creator will conduct Tannhäuser and Tristan und Isolde. He talks to us about what makes stagings of those operas tick, about Müpa and about the renewed Ring for 2019.