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Tannhäuser

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Tannhäuser [ˈtænˌhɔɪzə]
n
(Biographies / Tannhäuser (13th-century-13th-century) M, German, MUSIC: minnesinger) 13th-century German minnesinger, commonly identified with a legendary knight who sought papal absolution after years spent in revelry with Venus. The legend forms the basis of an opera by Wagner


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Voigt welcomed the audience back with Elisabeth’s joyful “Dich, teure Halle” (“You, Dear Hall”) from Tannhäuser, which she sang with the celebratory directness of Kate Smith’s “God Bless America.
 
 
 
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