Anew production of Tannhäuser, which was premiered on 26 July 2019 and presented the Bayreuth debut of conductor Valery Gergiev, as well as the house debut of young soprano star Lise Davidsen. Tobias Kratzer’s staging presented Tannhäuser as a wildly contemporary parable of art and freedom which was praised as “novel” and “wrenching” (New York Times) and received exceptional press acclaim. hey were joined by mezzo soprano Elena Zhidkova’s Venus (“scene stealing”, according to Opera Today), baritone Markus Eiche’s Wolfram and Stephen Milling’s Landgraf.

Genres

Cast

Lise Davidsen

Elisabeth

Markus Eiche

Wolfram von Eschenbach

Stephen Milling

Landgraf Hermann

Daniel Behle

Walther von der Vogelweide

Kay Stiefermann

Biterolf

Katharina Konradi

Ein junger Hirt

Valery Gergiev

Self - Conductor