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The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser (1982)
Bias Rating
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Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.1
Overview
As renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composer’s most groundbreaking and unforgettable music, as well as a theme the young Wagner would revisit again and again later in his career—the redemptive and transcendent power of a woman’s love. The enchanting plot harks back to medieval history: Wolfram is a lovesick troubadour who desires the virtuous Elisabeth. She, however, has eyes for another: the rebellious knight Tannhäuser, who in turn cannot get over an overwhelming sensual experience in the realm of the goddess Venus, and is banished for singing her praises at court. Only saintly Elisabeth’s death can atone for his misdeeds.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
As renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composer’s most groundbreaking and unforgettable music, as well as a theme the young Wagner would revisit again and again later in his career—the redemptive and transcendent power of a woman’s love. The enchanting plot harks back to medieval history: Wolfram is a lovesick troubadour who desires the virtuous Elisabeth. She, however, has eyes for another: the rebellious knight Tannhäuser, who in turn cannot get over an overwhelming sensual experience in the realm of the goddess Venus, and is banished for singing her praises at court. Only saintly Elisabeth’s death can atone for his misdeeds.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The opera explores universal themes of sacred versus profane love and spiritual redemption, focusing on an individual's moral and spiritual journey rather than engaging with modern political ideologies. Its core conflict and resolution are apolitical in a contemporary context.
This Metropolitan Opera production of Wagner's Tannhäuser adheres to traditional casting for its 19th-century German opera roles. The narrative focuses on its original themes of love and redemption, without incorporating modern DEI critiques of traditional identities.
Secondary
The film's narrative strongly affirms Christian themes of sin, repentance, redemption, and divine grace. Elisabeth's unwavering faith and sacrificial love are portrayed as the ultimate means of salvation for Tannhäuser, culminating in a miraculous sign of divine forgiveness.
The film, a performance of Wagner's Tannhäuser, adheres to the original opera's libretto. This classic work centers on a knight's struggle between sacred and profane love, involving heterosexual relationships. No discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes are present in its traditional interpretation or this production.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1982 Metropolitan Opera production of Wagner's Tannhäuser adheres to the canonical genders of all principal and named characters from the original opera. No character established as one gender in the source material is portrayed as a different gender on screen.
This 1982 Metropolitan Opera production of Wagner's 'Tannhäuser' features a cast whose racial portrayals align with the canonical and historical depictions of the characters from the German opera, which is based on medieval German legends. No character established as one race is portrayed as a different race.
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