Experience Wagner's famous opera in the middle of the picturesque scenery of the Wartburg Castle. Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg — u.
Tannhäuser Deutsche Oper Berlin. The Huguenots are Giacomo Meyerbeer's most famous work to this day. This is certainly also due to the spectacular theme of the opera: the plot revolves around the greatest massacre in European history. Nur alle sieben Jahre darf The help page for the event calendar answers common questions.
Information about coperations and imprint can be found on our page about partners and terms and conditions. Sie befinden sich hier: Berlin Berlin. Image 1. Tannhäuser longs to return from the realm of Venus to his terrestrial existence. Only by invoking the Virgin Mary does he manage to escape from the Goddess. Hermann of Thuringia and his assembly of noble huntsmen welcome the long-lost Tannhäuser.
The prospect of being reunited with his beloved Elisabeth prompts him to return home. A song contest is held in Wartburg Castle with the aim of defining the essence of love. The invited contestants sing of the purity of the emotion while Tannhäuser praises the passion of Venus. His open avowal of lust infuriates the assembly, and they prepare to take up arms against him, but Elizabeth, herself wounded, manages to protect him.
The Landgrave decrees that Tannhäuser must travel to Rome to atone for his sins. The pilgrims return without Tannhäuser, however; he alone has not obtained the forgiveness of the Pope.
