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ThisvideoofWagnersTannhäuseratthe1978BayreuthFestivalmakesforanoutstandingDVD.TheFestivalsstaging,byGötzFriedrich,issimplicityitself:adishplatformwithaminimumofclutter,vaguelymedievalcostumes,andatmosphericlightingdelineatethenarrativeoftheeponymouserrantknightwhosesoulissavedbytheprayersofapurewomanwholoveshim.Wagnerreturnedtothisthemeagainandagain,butFriedrichsstagingandthevideodirectionofThomasOloffsonmakeastorythatmanymodernviewersfindhardtotakeseriouslyhithome.TheproductionsstressonTannhäusersanguishandElizabethsdevotioncreatesanintimacythattrumpsproductionsfocusedmoreonpageantryorinappropriatemodernizationoftimeandplace.FriedrichseesTannhäuserasaloner,anartistoutcastinasocietywhoseprimaryvalueisconformity,addingfurthertensiontothetale.ThefirstActissetintheVenusberg,thesubterraneanhauntofVenusandhercohortswhoseworshipofunbridledpleasureisequatedherewithdeathanddamnation.ThesceneisdarklylitwithVenusinhermaskandfrightoutfitloomingabovetherest,andtheBacchanal,choreographedandfilmedbyJohnNeumeier,nowseemsjustatamemoderndanceset-piece,withwrithingdancersinscanty(butnottooscanty)costumes. ButwhatmakesthisTannhäuseroutstandingisthesingingofthesoloistsandColinDavisinspiredconductingoftheBayreuthforces,chorusandorchestrasingingandplayingwithenergyandnuance.GwynethJonestakesonbothofthefemaleleads,VenusandElizabeth.HerVenusisgood,thoughonemightpreferasingerwithastrongerbottomregister,andherElizabethissungbeautifully.Herbigarias,DichteureHalleandiAllmächtgeJungfrauaresingwiththeintensityshedisplaysinheracting.Timeandagainthecamerafocusesonhersubtlefacialandbodymovementsthatrevealthecharactersthoughts.Ineffect,shesactingthreeroleshere,theimperiousVenusofActOne,theinnocentyoungElizabethofActTwo,andthestricken,disheveledgirlofActThree.TenorSpasWenkoffmatchesherinintensityofsingingandacting,neverseemingtotire,evenintheharrowinglastActofthisdemandingrole.BaritoneBerndWeiklisanexcellentWolfram,TannhäusersfriendwholovesElizabeth,andHansSotinsstrongbassmakestheLandgrafanimposingauthorityfigure.--DanDavis TannhäuserissunginGermanwithsubtitlesinGerman,English,French,SpanishandChinese.SoundoptionsincludePCMStereoandDTS5.1Surround.