Wagner: Tannhäuser

The story

From the Gran Teatre del Liceu - one of the great Wagner singers of our time in the lead role, Peter Seiffert is a nimble, youthful-voiced Tannhäuser He plays alongside Petra Maria Schnitzer as Elisabeth. As the goddess of love, Elisabeth’s counterpart Venus is portrayed by the stunning Béatrice Uria-Monzon. Sebastian Weigle, the Liceu’s principal conductor, gives a performance that the Spanish daily ABC wrote is “full of vitality and visibly inspired“heldentenor Peter Seiffert ruled the stage as the troubled artist. His duet with Elizabeth and his Rome narration were emotionally potent.” --Opera News

Cast

P Peter SeiffertTannhäuser P Petra Maria SchnitzerElisabeth B Béatrice Uria-MonzonVenus G Günther GroissböckLandgraf Hermann M Markus EicheWolfram von Eschenbach V Vicente OmbuenaWalther von der Vogelweide L Lauri VasarBiterolf F Francisco VasHeinrich der Schreiber J Johann TilliReinmar von Zweter E Eliana BayonEin junger Hirt