Wagner - Tannhauser - Bayreuther Fespiele Led By Colin Davis

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Here we have a 4:3, two disc, circa 40 year old Bayreuth Festival recording of Wagner's Tannhauser conducted by Sir Colin Davis and featuring Gwyneth Jones as Venus-Elizabeth and Spas Wenkoff as Tannhauser. Despite the age everything comes over very well indeed and it's worth watching just for Gwyneth Jones' brilliant performance in the duel role of Venus/Elizabeth. The master stroke in Götz Friedrich's production is the combining of the roles of Venus and Elisabeth in one singer,thus highlghting the fact that they represent two different aspects of love - in Ancient Greek terms, Eros and Agape.

19.99 GBP