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Tannhäuser” by Richard Wagner libretto (English)

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Contents: Characters; Act One; Act Two; Act Three
Characters

Hermann - Bass
Tannhäuser - Tenor
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Baritone
Walther von der Vogelweide - Tenor
Biterolf - Bass
Heinrich der Schreiber - Tenor
Reinmar von Zweter - Bass
Elisabeth - Soprano
Venus - Soprano
A young Shepherd - Soprano
Four Pages - Soprano And Alto

Thuringian knights. Counts and noblemen. Noblewomen. Older pilgrims. Younger pilgrims. Sirens. Naiads. Nymphs. Bacchantes

Time: At the beginning of the thirteenth century

Act One: The interior of the Hörselberg near Eisenach; A valley below the Wartburg
Act Two: On the Wartburg
Act Three: Valley below the Wartburg

OVERTURE

 
Contents: Characters; Act One; Act Two; Act Three

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