Tannhäuser

by Richard Wagner

21 chapters1h 57mEnglish1906

About this book

The legend of Tannhäuser, the Minstrel Knight who, having betrayed his love for the virtuous Elizabeth by dallying in the Venusberg, reveals his sins during a song contest and is forced to undertake a pilgrimage to Rome to seek absolution from the Pope. The text of Richard Wagner's opera is here freely translated as a dramatic poem. - Summary by Alan Mapstone

Chapters (21)

1Part 1: In the Hill of Venus

390

2Part 1 Scene 2

358

3Part 1 Scene 3

358

4Part 1 Scene 4

305

5Part 1 Scene 5

358

6Part 1 Scene 6

317

7Part 1 Finale

333

8Part 2: The Tournament of Song

240

9Part 2 Scene 2

420

10Part 2 Scene 3

154

11Part 2 Scene 4

396

12Part 2 Scene 5

431

13Part 2 Scene 6

317

14Part 2 Scene 7

341

15Part 2 Finale

352

16Part 3: The Pope's Pardon

328

17Part 3 Scene 2

312

18Part 3 Scene 3

247

19Part 3 Scene 4

419

20Part 3 Scene 5

441

21Part 3 Conclusion

219

Tannhäuser

About this book

Chapters (21)

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