Music Director James Levine conducts this Live in HD performance of Wagner's early Romantic opera, featuring Johan Botha as Tannhäuser, a minnesinger struggling with desires for both worldly passion and genuine love. Eva-Maria Westbroek plays Elisabeth, whose unwavering devotion offers Tannhäuser redemption, while Peter Mattei is Wolfram, his loyal companion. Michelle DeYoung stars as Venus, the goddess of love, and Günther Groissböck portrays Landgraf Hermann. Otto Schenk's renowned production was his debut Wagner staging at the Metropolitan Opera.