Music and libretto: Richard Wagner
World premiere: October 19, 1845, at the Königliches Hoftheater (Dresden)
An original LA Opera production
LA Opera previously presented Tannhäuser in 2007.
(Originally scheduled for the fall of 2020, Tannhäuser was postponed to the fall of 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Cast:
Tannhäuser: Issachah Savage
Elisabeth: Sara Jakubiak*
Venus: Yulia Matochkina*
Hermann: Morris Robinson
Wolfram: Lucas Meachem
Biterolf: Philip Cokorinos
Reinmar: Patrick Blackwell
Creative team:
Conductor: James Conlon
Original Production: Ian Judge
Director: Louisa Muller
Set and Costume Designer: Gottfried Pilz
Chorus Director: Grant Gershon
* LA Opera debut
Performance dates and times:
Saturday, October 16, 2021, at 7:30pm
Sunday, October 24, 2021, at 2pm
Thursday, October 27, 2021, at 7:30pm
Sunday, October 31, 2021, at 2pm
Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at 7:30pm
Saturday, November 6, 2021, at 7:30pm
Performed in German with English supertitles
Estimated running time: four hours, including two intermissions
Venue:
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, 90012) All programs, artists and dates are subject to change.
Last updated: July 28, 2020
