Of course, the various problems presented in the work were highly relevant in the 19th century, the age of Romanticism, a time when bourgeois society was at odds with many of the principles held sacrosanct in previous historical eras. This staging of the opera has long been a successful component of the Budapest Wagner Days festival. Taking on the principle roles before the Müpa Budapest audience will be such artists as Marco Jentzsch as Tannhäuser, Elisabet Strid as Elisabeth, Gábor Bretz as Hermann, Dorottya Láng as Venus, and Lauri Vasar as Wolfram von Eschenbach. Occupying the podium for this production is Michael Güttler, who regularly conducts Wagner works and is at home in Europe’s most prestigious opera houses.
Conductor:
Michael Güttler
Cast:
Hermann, landgrave of Thuringia..................... Gábor Bretz
Tannhäuser....................................................... Marco Jentzsch
Wolfram von Eschenbach................................. Lauri Vasar
Biterolf............................................................... Miklós Sebestyén
Elisabeth, the landgrave’s niece....................... Elisabet Strid
Venus................................................................ Dorottya Láng
Walther von der Vogelweide............................. Tibor Szappanos
Heinrich............................................................. Barna Bartos
Reinmar............................................................. István Gáspár
Featuring:
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir (choirmaster: Zoltán Pad)
Hungarian National Male Choir (choirmaster: Richárd Riederauer)
Creators:
Set designer, costume designer: Thomas Grube
Revival director: Sylvie Gábor
Director: Matthias Oldag
Musical assistants: László Bartal - Gábor Bartinai - Dóra Bizják - Paul Marsovszky
Presented by: Müpa Budapest
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