The Metropolitan Opera Presents Tannhäuser (Season 7, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 190 min | Musical

The Metropolitan Opera Presents

Tannhäuser (Season 7, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 190 min | Musical

Tannhauser longs for earthly life, rejects Venus, returns to mortal Elisabeth. He's condemned by the Landgrave for his carnality, and sent to Rome. The Pope predicts forgiveness is as likely as his walking stick is of sprouting new shoots.

Director

Brian Large

Writer

Richard Wagner (libretto) (text by)

Producer

Clemente D'Alessio

Production Designer

Günther Schneider-Siemssen

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 20, 1982

Release date

Dec 20, 1982 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 7 wins & 10 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
22 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Cassilly Tannhäuser Tannhäuser See fewer	Fidelio (1968)
Éva Marton Elisabeth (as Eva Marton) Elisabeth (as Eva Marton) See fewer	Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
Tatiana Troyanos Venus Venus See fewer	Vice (I) (2018)
Bernd Weikl Wolfram von Eschenbach Wolfram von Eschenbach See fewer	Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1989)
John Macurdy Landgrave Hermann Landgrave Hermann See fewer	Don Giovanni (1979)
Robert Nagy Walther von der Vogelweide Walther von der Vogelweide See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Richard J. Clark Biterolf Biterolf See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Charles Anthony Heinrich der Schreiber Heinrich der Schreiber See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Richard Vernon Reinmar von Zweter Reinmar von Zweter See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Bill Blaber Ein junger Hirt Ein junger Hirt See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Charlie Coleman Edelknaben Edelknaben See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Douglas McDonnell Edelknaben Edelknaben See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Erik-Peter Mortensen Edelknaben Edelknaben See fewer	Neighbors (II) (2014)
Dave Owen Edelknaben Edelknaben See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Jean-Briac Perrette Edelknaben Edelknaben See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Victor Ruggiero Edelknaben Edelknaben See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Eric Sokolsky Edelknaben Edelknaben See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Konstantin Walmsley Edelknaben Edelknaben See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Metropolitan Opera Ballet Ballet Ballet See fewer	Great Performances at the Met (2007)
James Levine Self - Conductor Self - Conductor See fewer	Fantasia 2000 (1999)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus Chorus Chorus See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra See fewer	Anaconda (1997)