Tannhäuser (full title Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg
auf Wartburg / Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at
Wartburg) is an opera in three acts, music and text by
Richard Wagner, based on the two Germanic legends of
Tannhäuser and the song contest at Wartburg. The story
centres on the struggle between sacred and profane
love, and redemption through love (a theme running
through almost all Wagner's mature work). (Source :
Wikipedia) |