Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle (1978)
• July 10th, 1978 • 3h 29min
Music, Drama
Overview
TANNHÄUSER UND DER SÄNGERKRIEG AUF WARTBURG is a grand opera by Richard Wagner in three acts. After experiencing boundless sensuality and freedom with the fun-loving Venus (soprano), the singer Tannhäuser (Tenor) finds it impossible to conform to the cultured setting of his betrothed Elizabeth (soprano), who loves him. During a singing contest, Tannhäuser describes the affair with Venus as the ultimate love experience and because of that, he is cast out from the established society. Thanks to Elizabeth's intervention, he is allowed to undertake a pilgrimage to the Pope to ask for the Holy Father's pardon. If the Pope accepts to forgive him, he would be allowed to take back his place in society. Tannhäuser accepts. But fate will not allow him to meet with his beloved Elizabeth again in this life. This is a recording of the legendary staging by Götz Friedrich for the 1978 Bayreuth Festival conducted by Sir Colin Davis.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Malcolm X
Released on: 1992-11-18
Drama, History
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hi...
Vanilla Sky
Released on: 2001-12-14
Science Fiction, Romance, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery
David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins fall...
West Side Story
Released on: 1961-12-13
Crime, Drama, Romance
In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, tensions are high as a gang of Polish-Americans co...
Hadrian
Released on: 2020-08-10
Music, Drama
Rufus Wainwright's original opera finds Emperor Hadrian devastated after his lover Antinous drowns i...
Love Above All Things
Released on: 2016-07-02
Drama, Romance
LOVE ABOVE ALL THINGS is a passionate love story that unfolds over the course of five years. In it w...
The Siam Renaissance
Released on: 2004-02-27
Drama, Romance, History, Fantasy
A mirror joins two worlds, modern-day Bangkok and Bangkok under Rama IV, together. Maneechan, a dipl...
Falstaff
Released on: 2000-07-06
Comedy, Music
The Graham Vicks production of FALSTAFF opened the new Covent Garden Royal Opera House, and was not ...
Simon Boccanegra
Released on: 2010-04-16
Music
Coming just before the mature final works, Verdi's Simon Boccanegra - along with Un Ballo in Mascher...
The Call
Released on: 2015-06-13
Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Benoît, 50, is a police lieutenant wounded by the disappearance of his wife, Lise. Unable to perform...
DragonHeart
Released on: 1996-05-31
Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Drama
In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes...
Daniel, the Wizard
Released on: 2004-08-12
Music, Drama, Fantasy, Crime
Evil teenager assassins Rike & Tom want to kill and film the execution of the rock star Daniel Küblb...
The Mistress of Spices
Released on: 2005-09-11
Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Tilo is an Indian shopkeeper in America with an ability to see the future and a magical connection t...
Verdi: Don Carlo
Released on: 2013-08-09
Music, Drama, History
Teatro Regio’s 2013 revival of their highly successful 2006 production of Verdi’s Don Carlo celebrat...
The Magic Diner
Released on: 2015-11-30
Drama
A girl finds herself in a diner with a machine that gives her answers to any question she asks.
The Ride to the Abyss
Released on: 1992-01-01
Animation, Music
‘La course à l’abîme’ is a depiction of the final ride into hell from ‘La Damnation de Faust’ (1846)...
The Metropolitan Opera: Otello
Released on: 2012-10-27
Music
In Verdi’s retelling of Shakespeare’s towering tragedy, Renée Fleming gives a captivating performanc...
Amadeus
Released on: 1984-09-19
History, Music, Drama
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...
The Science of Sleep
Released on: 2006-06-25
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can sho...
A Man for All Seasons
Released on: 1966-12-13
Drama, History
A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas M...