Tannhäuser in 80 minutes
Opera parody

Robert Meyer (actor / singer), Neue Wiener Concert Schrammeln

Live from Volksoper, Vienna


When Johann Nestroy (1801-1862) and Carl Binder (1816-1860) collaborated on Tannhäuser it was a box office success even before Wagner’s premiere in Vienna in 1859, which led to “a merriment which was hard to contain” sweeping through the entire audience, as the major critic and anti-Wagnerian, Eduard Hanslick, reported.

This new DVD from Phoenix Edition captures the world première recording of the performance live at the Wiener Volksoper. Robert Meyer, the sole performer of all the main roles, shaped the evening in magnificent style. He pulled out all the theatrical stops with technical bravura and instinctive comical timing.

The DVD ensures a humorous evening of opera of a rather different kind.