Tannhäuser (full title Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg / Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg) is an opera in three acts, music and text by Richard Wagner, based on the two Germanic legends of Tannhäuser and the song contest at Wartburg. The story centres on the struggle between sacred and profane love, and redemption through love (a theme running through almost all Wagner's mature work).TANNHAUSER – Rene Kollo, Helga Dernesch, Christa Ludwig, Victo Braun, Hans Sotin - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna Boys’ Choir, conducted by Georg Solti. London ffrr – OSA 1438 – U.K. (1971) 4 lps. Mild wear to box cover front.
