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Tannhauser

The performance of Tannhäuser is a tribute to a man who experienced many difficulties as a composer in 19th century Paris. One of the most controversial figures in musical history, Wagner accordingly moulded his operas with a compelling artistic and revolutionary zeal. Taken from an old germanic poem, the performance of Tannhäuser features Wagner’s customary bold composition and flamboyant choral lyrics. Wagner's work is all the more interesting in the context of its composer's life, as it was with this opera that Wagner moved towards a more continuous musical texture, abandoning his more structured compositions of the past and stunning his audiences of the 19th  century with its originality and daring.