Met Music Director James Levine leads this Live in HD presentation of Wagner’s early Romantic opera, starring Johan Botha in the title role of the minnesinger torn between earthly passion and true love. Eva-Maria Westbroek is Elisabeth, whose unswerving devotion redeems Tannhäuser’s soul, and Peter Mattei sings Wolfram, his faithful friend. Michelle DeYoung as the love goddess Venus and Günther Groissböck as Landgraf Hermann complete the cast. Otto Schenk’s classic production was the first of his acclaimed Wagner stagings at the Met.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Johan BothaTannhäuser | Tannhäuser |
 Eva-Maria WestbroekElisabeth | Elisabeth |
| MMichelle DeYoungVenus | Venus |
 Peter MatteiWolfram von Eschenbach | Wolfram von Eschenbach |
 Günther GroissböckLandgraf Hermann | Landgraf Hermann |
| NNoah BaetgeWalther von der Vogelweide | Walther von der Vogelweide |
| AAdam KleinHeinrich der Schreiber | Heinrich der Schreiber |
| RRyan McKinnyBiterolf | Biterolf |
| RRicardo LugoReinemar von Zweter | Reinemar von Zweter |
 Ying FangEin junger Hirte | Ein junger Hirte |
 James LevineSelf - Conductor | Self - Conductor |
| YYingxi ZhangReinemar von Zweter | Reinemar von Zweter |