Tannh¤user: One of the greatest romantic operas of all time. The protagonist is held a willing captive at the Venusberg. Eventually, Tannh¤user realizes that he needs to go back to mankind, and finds himself at the Wartburg, where a singing contest is taking place and an epic drama unfolds. Wolfgang Windgassen (Tannh¤user) Josef Greindl (Landgraf Hermann) Eberhard Waechter (Wolfram von Eschenbach) Anja Silja (Elisabeth) u.v.a. Dirigent / Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch.