Meeting Venus
A deliciously biting satire about both the world of Grand Opera and United Europe. A Hungarian conductor (Arestrup) attempts to mount a bold new production of Richard Wagner's 'Tannhäuser' while navigating the snares and pitfalls of artistic egos, rampant nationalism, internal company and union politics, and precarious funding.
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Screenplay
Cast
Glenn Close
Karin Anderson
Niels Arestrup
Zoltan Szanto
Kiri Te Kanawa
Elisabeth (Tannhäuser highlights performed by)
René Kollo
Tannhäuser (Tannhäuser highlights performed by)
Håkan Hagegård
Wolfram von Eschenbach (Tannhäuser highlights performed by)
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Waltraud Meier
Venus (Tannhäuser highlights performed by)
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Renate Spingler
A young shepherd (Tannhäuser highlights perfomed by)
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Matthias Hölle
The Landgrave (Tannhäuser highlights performed by)
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Kim Begley
Walther von der Vogelweide (Tannhäuser highlights performed by)
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Robin Leggate
Heinrich der Schreiber (Tannhäuser highlights performed by)
Lajos Koltai
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