In 19 out of 20 productions of Wagner's opera Tannhäuser, the orchestra intones that famous solemn overture with the curtain firmly anchored. Then as the overture segues into the Venusberg music, the ...

Wagner didn’t really do understated, and 1845's Tannhäuser is the perfect example, from its bracing Overture to its shattering climax. His works were epic in scale, fantastically mythological in plot, ...

Symphony No. 2 BBC Symphony Orchestra Adrian Boult, Conductor Edward Elgar, Composer Tannhäuser, Movements: Overture Adrian Boult, Conductor BBC Symphony Orchestra Richard Wagner, Composer BBC Chorus ...

Symphony No. 3 Anton Bruckner, Composer Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Andris Nelsons, Conductor Tannhäuser, Movements: Overture Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Richard Wagner, Composer Andris Nelsons, ...

Last night, the Metropolitan Opera gave an excellent performance of Tannhäuser, Wagner’s opera from 1845. The Met uses a production of Otto Schenk, which premiered in 1977. Herr Schenk, born in 1930, ...

“Free in will! Free in deed! Free in enjoyment!” was a youthful slogan of Richard Wagner. Taken from one of his theoretical works written around the time of his participation in the Revolution of 1848 ...

All Performances of Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser – overture at BBC Music (See all works in BBC Music by Richard Wagner) Sort by Most Recent Oldest ...