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Tag Archives: Tannhäuser
A pilgrim to Monte-Carlo: Tannhäuser en français
Wagner: Tannhäuser Opéra de Monte-Carlo, 25th February 2017 Guest post by John Johnston As a pèlerin visiting the opera houses, large and small, it has been an ambition since seeing Pressburger and Powell’s film The Red Shoes as a child … Continue reading
Downhill from Venusberg: a bland Tannhäuser revived at Covent Garden
Wagner: Tannhäuser *** The Royal Opera, 26th April 2016 At the heart of Tannhäuser is the hero’s struggle between spirituality and sensuality. Tim Albery’s 2010 production, receiving its first revival at Covent Garden, establishes this conflict within a stylish opening … Continue reading
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Tagged Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Christian Gerhaher, Ed Lyon, Emma Bell, Hartmut Haenchen, Jasmin Vardimon, Jeremy White, Peter Seiffert, Royal Opera, Samuel Sakker, Sophie Koch, Tannhäuser, Tim Albery, Wagner
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