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By Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 Muff, Alfred Seiffert, Peter Trekel, Roman Kaufmann, Jonas Haunstein, Rolf, 1943- Zysset, Martin, 1965- GÃœtzen, Guido Kringelborn, Solveig, 1963- Kabatu, Isabelle JankovÃ, Martina Welser-MÃœst, Franz Kleber, Bernhard Poppel, Ann Hoffmann, JÃórgen Perlemuter, Chloé Herzog, Jens-Daniel Opernhaus ZÃórich Bel Air Media (Firm) EMI (Firm)c2003., EMI Classics Call No: DVD Opera Wagner-Tannhauser-2003 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The newest release in the EMI Classics Opera on DVD series is a stunning production of Wagnerœs masterpiece Tannhauser from the Zurich Opera conducted by Franz Welser-Most, featuring Peter Sieffert (Tannhauser), Solveig Kringelborn (Elisabeth), and Thomas Hampson (von Eschenbach). Initially produced in Dresden in 1845, Tannhauser provoked by a few ardent friends and admirers, among them Schumann and Liszt. The history of the Zurich Opera is rich in cultural highlights: In 1913, Wagnerœs "Parsifal" was given its first legal performance outside of Bayreuth; Wilhelm Furtwangler began his career here; Franz Lehar and Richard Strauss came to supervise performances of their own works; and Carlos Kleiber conducted operettas. This performance of Tannhauser on DVD is a welcome addition to this great tradition.