Tannhäuser

THE FORM OF THE OPERA IS INTENDED FOR AN ADULT AUDIENCE
Act 1st Paris version (1861) 
Acts 2nd and 3rd Dresden version (1845-1860)

Tannhäuser is one of Richard Wagner’s most controversial operas. Its origins were highly complex, as can be seen by the two versions that appeared fifteen years apart: its debut in Dresden in 1845 and its Parisian première in 1861, where it received a chilly reception from the public owing to the disapproval of French intellectual circles at that time. The opera combines two independent Nordic sagas – that of the poet Tannhäuser and of the Minstrels’ contest at the Wartburg. Compared to the more traditional Flying Dutchman it is in this opera that the composer refined his compositive style and dramaturgical skills.

CAST :

Hermann, Landgrave of Thuringia ⎮ Pavlo Balakin 

Tannhäuser
Stefan Vinke
Paul McNamara (24, 28/01)
 
Wolfram von Eschenbach ⎮ Christoph Pohl 
Walter von der Vogelweide ⎮ Cameron Becker 
Biterolf ⎮ Alessio Cacciamani 
Heinrich der Schreiber ⎮ Paolo Antognetti 
Reinmar von Zweter ⎮ Mattia Denti 
Princess Elisabeth, the Landgrave’s niece ⎮ Liene Kinča 
Venus, Goddess of Love ⎮ Ausrine Stundyte 
A young shepherd ⎮ Chiara Cattelan, Martina Pelizzaro, Alice Cognolato
Pages ⎮ Anastasia Bregantin, Laila D’Ascenzio, Emma Formenti, Veronica Mielli, Gianluca Nordio, Francesca Pelizzaro, Matilde Preguerra, Sebastiano Roson, Edoardo Trevisan

Venice Kolbe Children’s Choir Soloists  

La Fenice Opera House Choir and Orchestra
Chorus Master ⎮ Claudio Marino Moretti

La Fenice Opera House new production
co-production with Vlaamse Opera, Genoa Opera and Konzert Theater Bern
 
Italian and English surtitles