Year |
Cast |
Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
1954 |
Tannhäuser — Ramon Vinay,
Elisabeth — Margaret Harshaw,
Venus — Astrid Varnay,
Wolfram — George London,
Hermann Landgrave — Jerome Hines,
Walther — Brian Sullivan |
George Szell Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
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Audio CD: Sony Classical, Cat: 886443900868
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1955 |
Tannhäuser — Wolfgang Windgassen,
Elisabeth — Gré Brouwenstijn,
Venus — Herta Wilfert,
Wolfram — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,
Hermann Landgrave — Josef Greindl,
Walther — Josef Traxel |
André Cluytens Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus
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Audio CD: Orfeo d'Or, Cat: C 643043D
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1960 |
Tannhäuser — Hans Hopf,
Elisabeth — Elisabeth Grümmer,
Venus — Marianne Schech,
Wolfram — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,
Hermann Landgrave — Gottlob Frick,
Walther — Fritz Wunderlich |
Franz Konwitschny Berlin State Opera Chorus and Orchestra
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Audio CD: EMI, Cat: CMS 7 63214 2
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1962 |
Tannhäuser — Wolfgang Windgassen,
Elisabeth — Anja Silja,
Venus — Grace Bumbry,
Wolfram — Eberhard Wächter,
Hermann Landgrave — Josef Greindl,
Walther — Gerhard Stolze |
Wolfgang Sawallisch Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus
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Audio CD: Philips, Cat: 434 607-2
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1970 |
Tannhäuser — René Kollo,
Elisabeth — Helga Dernesch,
Venus — Christa Ludwig,
Wolfram — Victor Braun,
Hermann Landgrave — Hans Sotin,
Walther — Werner Hollweg |
Sir Georg Solti Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus
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Audio CD: Decca, Cat: 470 810-2
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1988 |
Tannhäuser — Plácido Domingo,
Elisabeth — Cheryl Studer,
Venus — Agnes Baltsa,
Wolfram — Andreas Schmidt,
Hermann Landgrave — Matti Salminen,
Walther — William Pell |
Giuseppe Sinopoli Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra
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Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon, Cat: 427 625-2
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2001 |
Tannhäuser — Peter Seiffert,
Elisabeth — Jane Eaglen,
Venus — Waltraud Meier,
Wolfram — Thomas Hampson,
Hermann Landgrave — René Pape,
Walther — Gunnar Gudbjörnsson |
Daniel Barenboim Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra, Berlin State Opera Chorus
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Audio CD: Teldec, Cat: 8573 88064-2
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Year |
Cast |
Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
1978 |
Tannhäuser — Spas Wenkoff,
Elisabeth — Dame Gwyneth Jones,
Venus — Dame Gwyneth Jones,
Wolfram — Bernd Weikl,
Hermann Landgrave — Hans Sotin,
Walther — Robert Schunk |
Sir Colin Davis Choir and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival Götz Friedrich |
Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 4446
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1982 |
Tannhäuser — Richard Cassilly,
Elisabeth — Éva Marton,
Venus — Tatiana Troyanos,
Wolfram — Bernd Weikl,
Hermann Landgrave — John Macurdy,
Walther — Robert Nagy |
James Levine New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra Otto Schenk |
Deutsche Grammophon
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