Tannhäuser

Royal Opera House

June 11, 2011, 1:00 pm

Composer: Richard Wagner
Conductor: Semyon Bychkov

Cast: Johan Botha ...............Tannhäuser
Eva-Maria Westbroeck ...............Elisabeth
Michaela Schuster ...............Venus
Christian Gerhaber ..............Wolfram von Eschenbach
Timothy Robinson ..............Walter von der Vogelweide
Clive Bayley ..............Biterolf
Steven Ebel ..............Heinrich der Schreiber
Jeremy White ..............Reinmar von Zweter

Wagner's flamboyant opera is also a cautionary tale, dramatizing the perils of meaningless pleasure and the risks incurred by artists who stretch the boundaries of propriety. Acclaimed tenor Johan Botha stars in a new production from the 2010-11 season at Covent Garden.

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