Met Cast Roundtable: Tannhäuser Seminar, Wagner Society of New York, Dec. 10, 2023

Met Cast Roundtable: Tannhäuser soloists in conversation at the Tannhäuser Seminar, Wagner Society of New York, Dec. 10, 2023:
Elza van den Heever (Elisabeth) Ekaterina Gubanova (Venus), Georg Zeppenfeld (Landgraf Hermann), Christian Gerhaher (Wolfram von Eschenbach), David Shengold (moderator)

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Fascinating! I was intrigued by the question about Elisabeth and Venus. Nilsson, of course, sang both roles brilliantly. However, in my opinion, she didn’t differentiate between the two, and it sounded like she was singing one long role. Jones, who was still in prime condition for her film, presented two completely different characters. It was almost hard to believe it was the same singer.