Tannhäuser
Read by 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
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| Part 1: In the Hill of Venus | 6:30 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 1 Scene 2 | 5:58 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 1 Scene 3 | 5:58 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 1 Scene 4 | 5:05 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 1 Scene 5 | 5:58 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 1 Scene 6 | 5:17 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 1 Finale | 5:33 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 2: The Tournament of Song | 4:00 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 2 Scene 2 | 7:00 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 2 Scene 3 | 2:34 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 2 Scene 4 | 6:36 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 2 Scene 5 | 7:11 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 2 Scene 6 | 5:17 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 2 Scene 7 | 5:41 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 2 Finale | 5:52 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 3: The Pope's Pardon | 5:28 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 3 Scene 2 | 5:12 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 3 Scene 3 | 4:07 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 3 Scene 4 | 6:59 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 3 Scene 5 | 7:21 | Read by Alan Mapstone | |
| Part 3 Conclusion | 3:39 | Read by Alan Mapstone |