Wagner: Tannhäuser (Blu-Ray) – Lise Davidsen, Stephen Gould

Composer: Richard Wagner
Artists: Stephen Gould, Lise Davidsen, Elena Zhidkova, Markus Eiche, Stephen Milling, Bayreuther Festspiele
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Director: Tobias Kratzer
Video Format: HD 16:9
Audio Format: PCM Stereo / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.0
Region: All Regions
Language: German
Subtitles: English, French, German, Chinese
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: May 8, 2020
Run Time: 183 minutes

This production of Tannhäuser premiered in July 2019 and presented the long awaited Bayreuth debut of star conductor Valery Gergiev, as well as the house debut of young soprano star Lise Davidsen. 

Tobias Kratzer’s staging presented Tannhäuser as a wildly contemporary parable of art and freedom which was praised as “novel” and “wrenching” (New York Times) and received exceptional press acclaim. Lise Davidsen’s “beautifully lyrical” Elisabeth was as much acclaimed as heldentenor Stephen Gould’s Tannhäuser, who exhibited “great dramatic and vocal power in the title role” (Telegraph). They were joined by mezzo soprano Elena Zhidkova’s Venus (“scene stealing,” according to Opera Today), baritone Markus Eiche’s Wolfram and Stephen Milling’s Landgraf.

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