| Description |
2 videodiscs (188 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, PCM stereo; aspect ratio 4:3; region code: 0 (worldwide). |
| Note |
Romantic opera in 3 acts (Paris version); libretto by the composer. |
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Program notes and synopsis in English, German, and French in container. |
| Credits |
Staged and directed by Götz Friedrich ; set design and costumes, Jürgen Rose ; choreography and video direction of the bacchanale, John Neumeier ; video director, Thomas Oloffson ; artistic supervision, Wolfgang Wagner ; a Unitel production. |
| Performer |
Spas Wenkoff (Tannhäuser) ; Gwyneth Jones (Venus/Elisabeth) ; Bernd Weikl (Wolfram von Eschenbach) ; Hans Sotin (Landgraf) ; Robert Schunk (Walther von der Vogelweide) ; Franz Mazura (Biterolf) ; supporting soloists ; Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded live at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, July 7-10, 1978. |
| Summary |
"Götz Friedrich's 1970s production scandalized the Bayreuth old guard while revealing Tannhäuser's revolutionary qualities to a new age of Wagner lovers. 'Davis's conducting is nothing short of magnificent, while the singing is truly on a festival level' (New York Daily News). 'The performances throughout are superb-- Jones is stunningly effective.' (New York Times). 'In Jürgen Rose's beautiful settings-- an excellent introduction to a new approach to Wagner's world' (Le Quotidien de Paris)"--Container. |
| Language |
Sung in German with optional subtitles in German, English, French, Spanish, and Chinese; menu language: English. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Tannhäuser -- Drama.
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Venus (Roman deity) -- Drama.
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Wolfram, von Eschenbach, active 12th century -- Drama.
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Venusberg (Germany) -- Drama.
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Tannhäuser. (OCoLC)fst00159917
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Wolfram, von Eschenbach, active 12th century. (OCoLC)fst01858633
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Operas. (OCoLC)fst01046191
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Venus (Roman deity) (OCoLC)fst01165323
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Germany -- Venusberg.
(OCoLC)fst01877732
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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| Added Author |
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883, composer, librettist.
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Wenkoff, Spas, 1928-2013 performer.
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Jones, Gwyneth, 1936- performer.
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Weikl, Bernd, performer.
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Sotin, Hans, performer.
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Schunk, Robert, performer.
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Mazura, Franz, performer.
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Davis, Colin, 1927-2013, conductor.
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Friedrich, Götz, stage director.
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Rose, Jürgen, 1937- set designer, costume designer.
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Neumeier, John, 1939- choreographer.
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Olofsson, Thomas, film director.
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Wagner, Wolfgang, 1919-2010, contributor.
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Tannhäuser.
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Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH.
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Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)
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Unitel Classica (Firm)
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Bayreuther Festspiele. Chor, performer.
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Bayreuther Festspiele. Orchester, performer.
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Bayreuther Festspiele (1978)
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| Standard No. |
044007344460 |
| Music No. |
00440 073 4446 (00440 073 4447--00440 073 4448) Deutsche Grammophon |
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