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Tannhäuser

Composer: Richard Wagner
Librettist: Richard Wagner
Company: Los Angeles Opera

Performance Dates
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Sunday, October 24, 2021 Matinee
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Sunday, October 31, 2021 Matinee
Wednesday, November 03, 2021
Saturday, November 06, 2021

Synopsis

Tannhäuser is an 1845 opera in three acts, music and text by Richard Wagner, (WWV 70 in the catalogue of the composer's works) based on two German legends: Tannhäuser, the mythologized medieval German Minnesänger and poet, and the tale of the Wartburg Song Contest. The story centers on the struggle between sacred and profane love, and redemption through love, a theme running through much of Wagner's mature work.

The opera remains a staple of major opera house repertoire in the 21st century.

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