Hear the Metropolitan Opera's production of Richard Wagner's "Tannhaüser" on Saturday at 1 p.m. on Classical IPR.
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-24 Saturday matinee broadcast season continues with "Tannhäuser," Wagner’s drama about a legendary song contest and the struggle for a man’s soul.
Tenor Andreas Schager stars as the conflicted title character, a knight who renounces a life of sensuality for a nobler goal.
Soprano Elza van den Heever is Elizabeth, whose love offers him his only chance of redemption.
The cast also features Ekaterina Gubanova as the goddess Venus, Christian Gerhaher as Wolfram, and Georg Zeppenfeld as Landgraf Hermann.
Maestro Donald Runnicles conducts the Met Orchestra and Chorus in Wagner’s magnificent score.
Intermissions will feature backstage interviews with the stars and the Opera Quiz.
"Tannhäuser" will be heard live over the Robert K. Johnson Foundation-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network at 1:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 23.
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