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Wagner - Tannhauser [DVD] [1989]

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  • Format: AC-3, Box set, Classical, Colour, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Full Screen, PAL, Subtitled
  • Language German
  • Subtitles: Spanish, French, German, English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Select Music & Video Distribution
  • DVD Release Date: 2 Oct 2006
  • Run Time: 188 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: B000I2IUMU
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 53,017 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Live from the Bayreuth Festival. Recorded at the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, 23-28 June 1989.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Minimalist Tannhäuser, Beautifully Staged, Sung and Played, 8 Dec 2006
By J Scott Morrison (Middlebury VT, USA) - See all my reviews
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I had never heard of tenor Richard Versalle and had some misgivings about an unknown Tannhäuser until I heard him begin to sing in the Venusberg scene; my fears were laid to rest. His is an echt-Wagnerian tenor and although it may not have the heft of a Melchior, neither did the voice of René Kollo, whom he had replaced in the premiere of this Wieland Wagner production a few years earlier. (This film was made in 1989; the production was new in 1984. Kollo canceled out of the premiere at the last moment -- less than an hour before the curtain was to go up -- and Versalle took his place and then returned to sing in subsequent revivals.) Further, the performance of Elisabeth by Cheryl Studer (who was also a replacement in the premiere when Gabriela Benackova simply failed to show up!) is simply marvelous. She had never sung the role before but this Studer at her absolutely best and it is a stunning portrayal. (It is amusing that the booklet notes refer to the role as 'Elsa' rather than 'Elisabeth.' Someone got their Wagnerian heroines confused!)

The leading roles are magnificently done, but then so are the smaller parts: Wolfgang Brendel's Wolfram, Hans Sotin's Landgraf, William Pell's Walther von der Vogelweide, Siegfried Vogel's Biterolf and Joy Robinson's Shepherd are all top drawer. Only slight less so is the Venus of Ruthild Engert-Ely; her plummy mezzo tends to become breathy and covered by the orchestra when the it goes below A above middle C. As for Sinopoli's conducting, I found it to be right on. I had no problem with his sometimes slower than usual tempi largely because the music is inflected in such as way as give the music life. I've rarely heard the third act prelude done so convincingly.

The staging is classic Wolfgang Wagner with the round moving stage in Act I, the round Hall of Song in Act II (a particularly lovely setting, I felt), and in Act III's minimalist mound in the valley of the Wartburg. Costumes are suitably minimalist and in muted colors but with interesting detailing.

This is a fine Tannhäuser, one that I think most lovers of the opera would enjoy.

Scott Morrison
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