Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg (Tannhäuser and the Singing Contest on the Wartburg, usually abbreviated to Tannhäuser). Opera (Handlung) in 3 acts by Wagner to his own lib. Comp. 1843–5, rev. 1847–51 and 1861–75. Prod. Dresden 1845, NY 1859, CG 1876. First rev. vers., known as ‘Paris version’, prod. Paris 1861 (occasion of Jockey Club riot), NY 1889, CG 1896. Paris version is now usually perf., but Dresden version was used at CG 1984.
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