[ Arthaus Musik BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc ]
Release Date: Wednesday 10 October 2012
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Set Design by Raimund Bauer & Costumes by Andrea Schmidt-Futterer.
After Nikolaus Lehnhoff's great success with Parsifal, Lohengrin and Tristan und Isolde this is his highly acclaimed Tannhäuser coproduced with De Nederlandse Opera and Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. Nikolaus Lehnhoff's production is based on the Paris version by Richard Wagner with an extended Venusberg scene and a ballet very surprisingly choreographed by Amir Hosseinpour and Jonathan Lunn. The minimalist staging and Raimund Bauer's ingenious sets make this a Tannhäuser for our time. The cast as always with Lehnhoff has nothing to match these days. An extra feature entitled "Tannhäuser - The Revolutionary" includes interviews with stage director, conductor and cast as well as backstage material.
"The solo singing is the outstanding feature of this new recording. Robert Gambill might have more of the 'mad axeman' about him than Bayreuth's Spas Wenkoff, but he has immense stamina and the presence to command the stage, especially during the big ensembles." (Gramophone)