Conductor: Sebastian Weigle
Orchestra: Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu, Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Singers: Günther Groissböck , Peter Seiffert, Markus Eiche, Petra Maria Schnitzer, Béatrice Uria-Monzon
Staged by Robert Carsen

• This exciting modern-day adaptation of Tannhäuser, Richard Wagner’s fable of love and redemption, features one of the great Wagner singers of our time in the lead role, Peter Seiffert. Using the magnificent space of Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu in its entirety, renowned Canadian director Robert Carsen has transformed this mythic narration of medieval troubadours into a compelling and at times very amusing tale that plays out in a world of contemporary painters and art dealers.

• Features a fantastic cast, conducted by the Liceu’s principal conductor Sebastian Weigle, a Wagner specialist

• As a nimble, youthful-voiced Tannhäuser, he plays alongside Petra Maria Schnitzer as Elisabeth. As the goddess of love, Elisabeth’s counterpart Venus is portrayed by the stunning Béatrice Uria-Monzon.

•Recorded at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, 2008.

Running Time: 203 minutes