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Tannhauser from Bayreuth

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An opera in three acts by Warner
(sung In German)
The story of a medieval minstrel who succumbs to the temptations of the flesh.
Knights. ladies, pilgrims, sirens, bacchantes
CHOKUS AND ORCHESTRA OF THE BAYREITH FESTIVAL chorus-master NORBERT BALATSCH conducted by HEINRICH HOLLREISER
The action takes place in Thuringia at the beginning of the 13th centurv.
Act 1 Sc 1: The interior of the Venusberg: Sc 2: The valley in front of the Wartburg
Act 2 The Hall of Song in the Wartburg
Act 3 The valley in front of th3 Wartburg
(Recording from the Bayreuth Festival made available by courtesy of Bavarian Radio) followed by an interlude

Contributors

Chorus-Master:
Norbert Balatsch
Conducted By:
Heinrich Hollreiser
Source: Radio Times

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