Walter Licastro

Benito, son of a fascist mayor, returned from the countryside of Russia, rebels against the family and joins a group of partisans.

A la cours de Ravenne, le chef de la garde projette de se débarrasser de l'empereur et de marier la princesse Ulpia à son propre fils. Cependant, la fidèle suivante de la princesse va faire chercher Samson, son frère, qui est bucheron, afin d'éviter le noir dessein du chef de la garde...

A romantic opera in three acts with music and libretto by Richard Wagner, performed by the Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo. The original title, Tannhauser und der Sangerkrieg auf Wartburg, reveals the real nature of the opera, born by a fusion of two traditional sagas and dedicated to the dualism of spirituality and sensuality and the possibility of redemption through love. Composed between 1843 and 1845, Tannhauser has a tormented musical theme, made up of constant variations. It debuted in Dresden in 1845 when Wagner was just over 30.