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Tannhäuser-26 April 2016 Evening 6.00pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Hartmut Haenchen
Chorus Director Renato Balsadonna
Associate Concert Master Ania Safonova
Cast
Venus Sophie Koch
Tannhäuser Peter Seiffert
Shepherd boy Raphael Janssens
Herrmann
Landgrave of Thuringia 		Stephen Milling
Wolfram von Eschinbach Christian Gerhaher
Walther von der Vogelweide Ed Lyon
Heinrich der Schreiber Samuel Sakker
Biterolf Michael Kraus
Reinmar von Zweter Jeremy White
Elisabeth Emma Bell
Elisabeth's Attendant Kiera Lyness
Elisabeth's Attendant Deborah Peake-Jones
Elisabeth's Attendant Louise Armit
Elisabeth's Attendant Kate McCarney
People and Children of the Wartburg The Royal Opera Chorus
Venusberg
[Dancers are listed individually in the cast sheet] 		Dancers

[Members of the Extra Chorus are listed individually in the cast sheet] 		Extra Chorus
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: This performance was dedicated to the memory of Christopher Davies (1962-2016), a member of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House for 20 years.
Sponsor: Ian Andrews (role of Venus) ; Helen Andrews (role of Venus) ; Anthony Bunker (role of Wolfram von Eschinbach) ; Elizabeth Bunker (role of Wolfram von Eschinbach) ; Margaret Mountford (role of Wolfram von Eschinbach) ; Nicholas Scholes (role of Walther von der Vogelweide) ; Barbara Scholes (role of Walther von der Vogelweide)
Language: German
Durations: Act I: 6.05-7.12pm, Act II: 7.41-8.49pm, Act III: 9.21-10.13pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 26 April 2016 (in Royal Opera House Collections)