Tannhäuser

Tannhäuser

by Richard Wagner

Tannhäuser is an opera by Richard Wagner, based on the legend of Tannhäuser, a Minstrel Knight who betrays his love for the virtuous Elizabeth by dallying in the Venusberg. After revealing his sins during a song contest, he is forced to undertake a pilgrimage to Rome to seek absolution from the Pope.

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