Wagner: Tannhäuser

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 Markus Eiche Wolfram von Eschenbach Vicente Ombuena Walther von der Vogelweide Lauri Vasar Biterolf Francisco Vas Heinrich der Schreiber Johann Tilli Reinmar von Zweter Eliana Bayon Ein junger Hirt

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