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Tannhäuser

Tannhäuser
theater tickets
Magyar Állami Operaház (Hungarian State Opera House)
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Magyar Állami Operaház (Hungarian State Opera House)
22 Andrássy út
VI. Budapest  
Hungary
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£57.00
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Wed, 18th March 2009
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Sun, 12th April 2009
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Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg (Tannhäuser and the Song Contest on the Wartburg) is an opera in three houses written and composed, with multiple revisions, by Richard Wagner between 1842 and 1875. The original version, conducted by the composer, premiered at the Royal Saxon Court Theatre in Dresden on 19 October 1945 and Wagner revised the opera for a special performance in Paris on 13 March 1861 and this revised version (known as the Paris version) is the more frequently performed today.


Budapest is proud of possessing one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world. The opening performance was held in the neo-Renaissance building, the jewel of the avenue, in 1884 after nine years of construction. The staircase and the auditorium of the palace, designed by one of the best architects of those days Miklós Ybl, are decorated with frescos of eminent Hungarian painters. The first director was Ferenc Erkel, Gustav Mahler held this post for several years. Puccini directed the premiere of two of his operas here.