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
Walther von der Vogelweide: Robert Stahley†
Heinrich der Schreiber: Anthony Ciaramitaro†
Reinmar: Patrick Blackwell
Voice of Shepherd: Erica Petrocelli‡
Creative team:
Conductor: James Conlon
Original Production: Ian Judge
Director: Louisa Muller
Set and Costume Designer: Gottfried Pilz
Lighting: Marcus Doshi*
Chorus Director: Grant Gershon
Choreographer: Aszure Barton*
* LA Opera debut
† Member of LA Opera’s Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program
‡ Alumnus of LA Opera’s Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program
Performance dates and times:
October 16, 2021, at 7:30pm
October 24, 2021, at 2pm
October 27, 2021, at 7:30pm
October 31, 2021, at 2pm
November 3, 2021, at 7:30pm
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: September 4, 2021
