Wagner: Tannhäuser

Overview

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

Peter Seiffert

Tannhäuser

Petra Maria Schnitzer

Elisabeth

Béatrice Uria-Monzon

Venus

Günther Groissböck

Landgraf Hermann

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Markus Eiche

Wolfram von Eschenbach

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Vicente Ombuena

Walther von der Vogelweide

Lauri Vasar

Biterolf

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Francisco Vas

Heinrich der Schreiber

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Johann Tilli

Reinmar von Zweter

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Eliana Bayon

Ein junger Hirt