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Tannhauser

BBC Radio 3
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(Paris version)
Opera in three acts by Richard Wagner (sung in German) direct from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
The story of a medieval minstrel who succumbs to the temptations of the flesh. Cast:
Knights, ladies, pilgrims, sirens, bacchantes
WANDSWORTH SCHOOL BOYS' CHOIR director of music RUSSELL BURGESS
COVENT GARDEN CHORUS chorus-master
DOUGLAS ROBINSON
ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE leader CHARLES TAYLOR conductor Colin Davis Producer VASLAV KASLIK
The action takes place in Thuringia at the beginning of the 13th century. Act 1

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Wagner
Music:
Russell Burgess
Chorus-Master:
Douglas Robinson
Leader:
Charles Taylor
Conductor:
Colin Davis
Producer:
Vaslav Kaslik
Source: Radio Times

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