Tannhäuser
Tannhäuser is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner, with a libretto written by Wagner himself. The opera is based on the legend of the medieval German minnesinger Heinrich von Tannhäuser. The story follows the minnesinger as he becomes entangled with Venus, the goddess of love, in her subterranean realm, the Venusberg. Disillusioned with the sensual pleasures, Tannhäuser seeks spiritual redemption and embarks on a pilgrimage to Rome.
In Rome, he confesses his sins to Pope Urban IV, who declares that Tannhäuser's staff will blossom
Wagner revised the opera multiple times, resulting in two main versions: the Dresden version (1845) and the