26th July

Concert will begin at 16:04 hours GMT

Wagner's 'Tannhäuser' with Vogt, Eiche, Teige, Roberts and Groissböck from Bayreuth

Bayreuth Festival. Wagner's 'Tannhäuser' is an opera in three acts with text by the composer, based on two German legends; Tannhäuser, the legendary medieval German Minnesänger and poet, and the tale of the Wartburg Song Contest. Performers:

Tannhäuser: Klaus Florian Vogt.
Wolfram von Eschenbach: Markus Eiche.
Elisabeth: Elisabeth Teige.
Venus: Irene Roberts.
Landgraf Hermann: Günther Groissböck.

Bayreuth Festival Choir and Orchestra. Conductor: Nathalie Stutzmann.

Delayed broadcast.