Tannhäuser

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Tannhäuser is a Romantic opera by Richard Wagner that blends medieval legend, themes of sin and redemption, and innovative music drama.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic opera ⓘ
opera ⓘ
basedOn Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg ⓘ
legend of Tannhäuser ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire standard operatic repertoire ⓘ
catalogueNumber WWV 70 ⓘ
composer Richard Wagner ⓘ
conflict artist’s sensual desires versus spiritual salvation ⓘ
countryOfFirstPerformance Germany ⓘ
Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity Dresden ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1845-10-19 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Hoftheater Dresden ⓘ
followedBy Lohengrin ⓘ
genre music drama ⓘ
opera ⓘ
hasVersion Dresden version ⓘ
Paris version ⓘ
Vienna version ⓘ
language German ⓘ
laterPublisher B. Schott’s Söhne ⓘ
librettist Richard Wagner ⓘ
mainCharacter Elisabeth ⓘ
Tannhäuser ⓘ
Venus ⓘ
Wolfram von Eschenbach ⓘ
musicalInnovation fusion of aria and recitative into continuous music drama ⓘ
integration of leitmotifs ⓘ
notableNumber Entry of the Guests ⓘ
Pilgrims’ Chorus ⓘ
linked to: Bridal Chorus

Song to the Evening Star ⓘ
placeInOeuvre one of Wagner’s early mature operas ⓘ
precededBy Der fliegende Holländer ⓘ
publisher C. F. Meser ⓘ
linked to: C. F. Kahnt
religiousElement Roman Catholic pilgrimage to Rome ⓘ
revisedVersionLanguage French (sung text in Paris version) ⓘ
revisedVersionPremiereCity Paris ⓘ
revisedVersionPremiereDate 1861-03-13 ⓘ
revisedVersionPremierePlace Paris Opéra ⓘ
linked to: Paris Opera
setting Thuringia ⓘ
Venusberg ⓘ
Wartburg Castle ⓘ
structure three acts ⓘ
theme conflict between sacred and profane love ⓘ
medieval legend ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
sin ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting early 13th century ⓘ

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Richard Wagner → notableWork → Tannhäuser ⓘ
Richard Wagner → composerOf → Tannhäuser ⓘ
Jessye Norman → notableRole → Elisabeth in Richard Wagner's "Tannhäuser" ⓘ
linked to: Tannhäuser
Tannhäuser → mainCharacter → Tannhäuser ⓘ
Wolfram von Eschenbach → portrayedAsCharacterIn → Richard Wagner’s opera Tannhäuser ⓘ
linked to: Tannhäuser
Laus Veneris (painting) → depicts → Tannhäuser ⓘ
Saxon State Opera House → notablePremiere → Richard Wagner’s "Tannhäuser" ⓘ
linked to: Tannhäuser
Venus Grotto → inspiredBy → opera Tannhäuser ⓘ
linked to: Tannhäuser
Venus Grotto → associatedWork → opera Tannhäuser ⓘ
linked to: Tannhäuser
Euryanthe → influenced → Tannhäuser ⓘ
Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg → influenced → Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg ⓘ
linked to: Tannhäuser
WWV 70 → refersTo → Tannhäuser ⓘ
WWV 70 → refersTo → Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg ⓘ
linked to: Tannhäuser
WWV 70 → associatedLegend → Tannhäuser legend ⓘ
linked to: Tannhäuser
WWV 70 → mainCharacter → Tannhäuser ⓘ
Entry of the Guests → partOf → Tannhäuser ⓘ
Entry of the Guests → partOf → Tannhäuser, oder Der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg ⓘ
linked to: Tannhäuser
Entry of the Guests → associatedWork → Wartburg song contest scene in Tannhäuser ⓘ
linked to: Tannhäuser
Vienna version → basedOnWork → Tannhäuser ⓘ
Vienna version → partOfWork → Tannhäuser performance tradition ⓘ
linked to: Tannhäuser
What's Opera, Doc? → parodies → Tannhäuser ⓘ