Wagner Tannhäuser

Tannhäuser is an opera by Wagner. His most famous performances are Schirmer Ulf 5 times and Nagano Kent 5 times. This work is often performed at the Deutsche Oper or Semperoper.

In its stage and musical design, Tannhauser presents itself as a classical opera, in which Wagner pays particular homage to the musical writing of Weber, whom he admired.
This work with romantic tones, traversed by leitmotifs dear to Wagner, nevertheless announces the transition from traditional opera to modern musical drama. But above all, Tannhauser appears as a reflection on music as an art form, since the subject of the work is a musical tournament, placed by Wagner in the Wartburg, in the Middle Ages.

The subject of Tannhauser is inspired by two Germanic legends: the ballad of Tannhäuser and the story of the singing competition held at the Wartburg castle. Wagner evokes medieval themes of sacred and profane love, and their reconciliation and the hero's redemption through the power of love.