Wagner completed the first version of the opera in 1845 during his tenure as Kapellmeister at the royal court of Dresden, but he continued to redraft and revise it for the rest of his life. The setting is medieval Germany: the minstrel Tannhauser has fallen into sin with the goddess Venus but after a year, in a moment of realisation he demands to leave. He finds himself near his home and is reunited with Elisabeth, a girl he once loved. Elisabeth's uncle, the landgrave, organises a singing competition between Tannhauser and Wolfram, who also loves her. Wolfram's song is simple and moving, while Tannhauser, confused by Venus, outrages the audience by singing of profane love. He is banished to Rome on a pilgrimage to seek redemption, and Elisabeth follows him with Wolfram. After much searching, she gives up and dies, just missing Tannhauser, who Wolfram discovers creeping back to Venus, the Pope having said that it was as impossible for him to be forgiven as for his staff to sprout flowers. Tannhauser sees Elisabeth and casts himself to die by her coffin, and the Pope's staff bursts into bloom. This is the Schirmer edition of the Vocal Score, edited and translated into English by Natalia MacFarren.

EastWest Hollywood Fantasy Brass (ESD); virtual brass ensemble; comprehensive sound library containing exceptionally scored brass for the big movie sound; especially suitable for film and game soundtracks as well as creative music productions; contains various arranged sections of Wagner Tubas, Flugelhorns, Alpenhorns as well as a Low Brass section containing Brass Trombones, Cimbassos and a Tuba; sound perfectly matches to EastWest Hollywood Orchestra; every instrument is programmed with the moods Classic, Soft, and Epic; each instrument section provides a wide choice of articulations; Opus software engine supports individual instrument downloads and enables a convenient sound management as well as comprehensive editing features and effects; four freely adjustable microphone positions Close, Mid, Main, and Surround included; audio resolution: 24 Bit / 44,1khz

Electric Guitar- Body: Korina- Set neck: Mahogany- Fingerboard: Rosewood- Neck profile: 60´s Slim Taper- Fingerboard radius: 12"- Scale: 628 mm (24.75")- Nut width: 43 mm- Bone nut- 22 Wagner-Zapp medium jumbo frets- Pickups: 2 Amper SuperNova Humbucker- 2 volume and 1 tone control- AX Laps 500 kOhm, Orange Drops- 3-way switch- Aluminium Nashville Tune-o-matic bridge with aluminium stoptail- Nickel-plated hardware- Strings: D'addario EXL 110 / 10-46- Finish: Amper Klarlack high-gloss relic- Includes Maybach (gig bag and certificate)- Made in Czech Republic

Timpani Mallets- Michael Oberaigner Signature Model "Wagner"- Large felt core with German felt- Blue / Orange- 10 mm thick hand-selected Tonkin stick- Length: 37 cm- Silicone grip covers- Package quantity: 1 Pair

Tuba Mouthpiece- Z44- Bb bass mouthpiece for Richard Wagner's pieces- Complete mouthpiece- Cup diameter: 32.811 mm- Cup depth: deep- Bore: Ø 8.928 mm- Voluminous fundamental tone- Silver plated

Electric Guitar- Body: Okoume- Set neck: Mahogany- Neck profile: '60s Slim Taper- Fingerboard: Rosewood- Fingerboard radius: 305 mm (12")- Scale: 628 mm (24.75")- 22 Wagner-Zapp medium jumbo frets- Nut width: 43 mm- Bone nut- Pickup: 2 Amper SuperNova Humbucker- 2 volume and 1 tone controls (AX Laps 500 kOhm, Orange Drops)- 3-way switch- Bridge: Aluminium Nashville Tune-o-matic- Aluminium stoptail- Nickel hardware- Strings: D'Addario EXL 110 / .010 - .046- Nitrocellulose lacquer- Finish: Aged- Colour: Black- Includes Maybach (gig bag and certificate)- Made in Czech Republic

Orchestral cymbals (pair)- Size: 20"- Symphonic German Tone Orchestral cymbals- Also known as Wagnerian cymbals- Hand cymbals from the A Zildjian series- Weight: medium / heavy- Traditional finish- Genre: orchestral- For professional use- The heaviest cymbals of the Symphonic cymbals- With a good amount of decay time and quality- Produces a dark, martial and powerful sound- Best implemented when a powerful, heavy sound is needed- Without hand straps or felt pads- Weight: Approx. 6Kg/pair