Wagner : Tannhäuser [libretto]
by Richard Wagner (Librettist, Composer)
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Excerpt from Tannh user: A Dramatic Poem Thuringia. She furnishes the suggestion for the beautiful character, pure and lofty, of the Elizabeth of Wagner's drama, the direct con trast to the evil and voluptuous Venus. Eliza beth had not been mentioned in these previous sources. This third source thus gave what was needed for the exquisite portrait of one of the noblest of Wagner's heroines. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find show more more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. show lessTags
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Text of an opera about a guy who falls for Venus and after leaves her as endless pleasure becomes tiresome. Having sinned by indulging in physical pleasure he asks god for forgiveness and is granted it, for the low low price of his would-be girlfriend killing herself. God really is a bit of a tool.
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Composer and conductor Richard Wagner (1813-83) is best known for his four-opera classic, The Ring. Unlike most other composers, Wagner wrote both the scenario and libretto for his operas. (Bowker Author Biography)
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Reclam Opernbücher (71)
Insel-Bücherei (Nr. 99)
insel taschenbuch (0378)
Reclams Universal-Bibliothek (5636)
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- Canonical title
- Wagner : Tannhäuser [libretto]
- Original title
- Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg : romantische Oper in drei Aufzügen
- Alternate titles
- Tannhäuser; Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg; Tannhäuser and the Minnesängers' Contest at Wartburg
- Original publication date
- 1845
- People/Characters
- Venus; Tannhäuser; Hermann, Landgrave of Thuringia; Elizabeth of Hungary; Wolfram von Eschenbach; Walter von der Vogelweide (show all 9); Heinrich der Schreiber; Biterolf; Reinmar von Zweter
- Important places
- Wartburg, Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany; Venusberg
- Important events
- Sängerkrieg
- First words
- Naht euch dem Strande! (German)
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Der Gnade Heil ward dem Büßer beschieden,
Nun geht er ein in der Seligen Frieden. (German) - Original language
- German
- Disambiguation notice
- 3150056365 Reclam
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