
Genre:
Opera
Release Date:
Jul 2018
Number of Discs:
3
Catalog Number:
OACD9044D
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Bayreuth Festival)
Torsten Kerl (Tannhäuser); Kwangchul Youn (Landgraf Hermann); Markus Eiche (Wolfram von Eschenbach); Lothar Odinius (Walther von der Vogelweide); Thomas Jesatko (Biterolf); Stefan Heibach (Heinrich der Schreiber); Rainer Zaun (Reinmar von Zweter); Camilla Nylund (Elisabeth, Nichte des Landgrafen);
Kober’s conducting...is outstanding and the chorus are superb... Thecolour that Nylund is able to apply...pays dividends withElisabeth… Kerl achieves a good balance between the more lyrical sideof his character and the Romantic heldentenor... Musically it’s aglorious affair...that finds the true delicacy and poignancy within whatis surely the most Romantic of Wagner’s works on the misunderstood,suffering, exiled artist.’ OperaJournal
Tannhäuser - Torsten Kerl
Landgraf Hermann - Kwangchul Youn
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Markus Eiche
Walther von der Vogelweide - Lothar Odinius
Biterolf - Thomas Jesatko
Heinrich der Schreiber - Stefan Heibach
Reinmar von Zweter - Rainer Zaun
Elisabeth, Nichte des Landgrafen - Camilla Nylund
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor - Sebastian Baumgarten
Director - Hans Neuenfels
Reviews
"Camilla Nylund’s Elisabeth and Kwangchul Youn’s Landgraf deservedly received the most applause at the curtain calls." (Bachtrack)
"Especially in the Singers' Contest in the second act the performers act with heart and soul. Baumgarten developed a truly animated stage direction. " (Opernnetz)
"Kober’s conducting…is outstanding and the chorus are superb… The colour that Nylund is able to apply…pays dividends with Elisabeth… Kerl achieves a good balance between the more lyrical side of his character and the Romantic heldentenor…Musically it’s a glorious affair…that finds the true delicacy and poignancy within what is surely the most Romantic of Wagner’s works on the misunderstood, suffering, exiled artist." (Opera Journal)