The life of the title character of Wagner’s early opera Tannhäuser, based on the hero of medieval legend, is a struggle between sensuality and asceticism. Of course, the various problems presented in the work were highly relevant in the 19th century, the age of Romanticism, a time when bourgeois society was at odds with many of the principles held sacrosanct in previous historical eras. This staging of the opera has long been a successful component of the Budapest Wagner Days festival. Taking on the principle roles before the Müpa Budapest audience will be such artists as Marco Jentzsch as Tannhäuser, Elisabet Strid as Elisabeth, Dorottya Láng as Venus, and Lauri Vasar as Wolfram von Eschenbach. Occupying the podium for this production is Michael Güttler, who regularly conducts Wagner works and is at home in Europe’s most prestigious opera houses.

Cast:
Gábor Bretz - Hermann, landgrave of Thuringia
Marco Jentzsch - Tannhäuser
Lauri Vasar - Wolfram von Eschenbach
Miklós Sebestyén - Biterolf
Elisabet Strid - Elisabeth, the landgrave’s niece
Dorottya Láng - Venus

Featuring: Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir (choirmaster: Zoltán Pad), Hungarian National Male Choir (choirmaster: Richárd Riederauer)
Conductor: Michael Güttler

Creators:
Set designer, costume designer: Thomas Grube
Revival director: Sylvie Gábor
Director: Matthias Oldag