The Metropolitan Opera continues its 85th season of live Saturday matinee broadcasts this week with Wagner's Tannhäuser. The Met describes this classic work as follows: "Tannhäuser takes place in and around Wartburg Castle, in Thuringia in central Germany, and in the mythical grotto of Venus, the goddess of love. Wartburg was the setting of a—possibly legendary—13th-century song contest as well as the home of Saint Elisabeth of Hungary (1207–1231), wife of the Landgrave of Thuringia. It would later become associated with Martin Luther, who translated the New Testament from Greek into German there. The pagan–Christian dichotomy expressed in the twofold setting is central to the opera’s dramatic core." Join us Saturday at noon for the live broadcast.
Live From NYC: The Met Presents Wagner's "Tannhäuser"
