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A new production of Wagner's classic romantic opera.

After his heroic performance as Siegfried in the Met’s 2019 Ring cycle, Austrian tenor Andreas Schager once again plays the knight Tannhäuser in Wagner’s stunning opera about romance, lust, and second chances. Soprano Elza van den Heever is the pure and virtuous princess Elisabeth, alongside mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova as the tempting goddess of love, Venus. Maestro Donald Runnicles leads the orchestra for Otto Schenk’s classic production, which also features baritone Christian Gerhaher in his Met debut as Tannhäuser’s companion knight Wolfram and bass Georg Zeppenfeld as Landgraf Hermann.

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CRITIC'S PICK! "A revival of Wagner’s 'Tannhäuser' was notable for the arrival of Christian Gerhaher. ... Gerhaher is one of our finest living lieder singers, a raconteur and a chameleon, a perceptive and persuasive interpreter whose approach to text shines in the recital hall."
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