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TANNHAUSER

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An opera in three acts by WAGNER
OPENING NIGHT OF THE 1961
Bayreuth Festival
CHORUS and ORCHESTRA OF THE BAYREUTHFESTIVAL
Chorus-Master, Wilhelm Pitz
Conductor, WOLFGANG SAWALUSCH
Producer, Wieliand Wagner
The action takes place in Thuringia at the beginning of the thirteenth century.
ACT I
Scene 1: The interior of the Venusberg Scene 2: The valley in front of the Wartburg
Relayed from Bayreuth by courtesy of Bayerischer Rundfunk

Contributors

Chorus-Master:
Wilhelm Pitz
Conductor:
Wolfgang Sawalusch
Producer:
Wieliand Wagner
Hermann, Landgrave of Thuringia:
Josef Greindl
Tannhäuser:
Wolfgang Windgassen
Wolfram von Eschenbach:
Dietrich Flscher-Dieskau
Biterolf:
Franz Crass
Heinrich der Schreiber:
Georg Paskuda
Reinmar von Zweter:
Theo Adam
Elisabeth, the Landgrave's niece:
Victoria de Los Angeles
Venus:
Grace Bumbry
A young shepherd:
Else Margarete Gardelli
Source: Radio Times

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