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Tannhäuser

Title
  1. Tannhäuser / Richard Wagner ; the Metropolitan Opera ; production by Otto Schenk.
Published by
  1. Long Beach, Calif. : Pioneer Entertainment, [2000], ©2000.
Author
  1. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

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Additional authors
  1. Cassilly, Richard, 1927-1998.
  2. Marton, Eva.
  3. Troyanos, Tatiana.
  4. Weikl, Bernd.
  5. Macurdy, John.
  6. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  7. Schenk, Otto.
  8. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  9. Pioneer Entertainment (USA)
  10. Pioneer Classics (Firm)
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (176 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. Tannhäuser sings the praises of Venus and the Pope refuses to give absolution. Elisabeth, who loves Tannhäuser and has prayed for his forgiveness, dies of a broken heart and Tannhäuser dies of grief at the sight of her funeral procession.
Note
  1. Sung in German, with English subtitles.
  2. Program notes by David Hamilton and synopsis of scenes in English laid in container.
Credits (note)
  1. Conductor, James Levine ; set-designer, Günther Schneider-Siemssen ; costume designer, Patricia Zipprodt ; stage director, Phebe Berkowitz ; choreographer, Norbert Vesak ; For Live from the Met: executive producer, Michael Bronson ; producer, Clemente D'Alessio ; director, Brian Large.
Performer (note)
  1. Richard Cassilly, Eva Marton, Tatiana Troyanos, Bernd Weikl, John Macurdy, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Ballet.
Event (note)
  1. Videorecording of performances taped November 22 and December 20, 1982 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York ; originally recorded for telecast.