Tannhäuser

About the show

Tannhäuser leaves Venus’s grotto after invoking Mary and returns to the Wartburg, where he reunites with Elisabeth and competes in a song contest. He reveals his time with Venus and is exiled on a pilgrimage to Rome. The Pope denies him absolution, so he returns seeking Venus. Wolfram calls out Elisabeth’s name, and her funeral procession arrives. Tannhäuser dies beside her, while returning pilgrims bear the Pope’s staff, now sprouting leaves.