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Tannhäuser

Gelesen von Alan Mapstone

The legend of Tannhäuser, the Minstrel Knight who, having betrayed his love for the virtuous Elizabeth by dallying in the Venusberg, reveals his sins during a song contest and is forced to undertake a pilgrimage to Rome to seek absolution from the Pope.

The text of Richard Wagner's opera is here freely translated as a dramatic poem. - Summary by Alan Mapstone (1 hr 57 min)

Chapters

Part 1: In the Hill of Venus

6:30

Read by Alan Mapstone

Part 1 Scene 2

5:58

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Part 1 Scene 3

5:58

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Part 1 Scene 4

5:05

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Part 1 Scene 5

5:58

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Part 1 Scene 6

5:17

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Part 1 Finale

5:33

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Part 2: The Tournament of Song

4:00

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Part 2 Scene 2

7:00

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Part 2 Scene 3

2:34

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Part 2 Scene 4

6:36

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Part 2 Scene 5

7:11

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Part 2 Scene 6

5:17

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Part 2 Scene 7

5:41

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Part 2 Finale

5:52

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Part 3: The Pope's Pardon

5:28

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Part 3 Scene 2

5:12

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Part 3 Scene 3

4:07

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Part 3 Scene 4

6:59

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Part 3 Scene 5

7:21

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Part 3 Conclusion

3:39

Read by Alan Mapstone