Dear friends,
Due to changes in BNT 1’s broadcast schedule, the previously announced airing of the third part of the opera “Tannhäuser” by Richard Wagner will air on the 3rd of May, Sunday, after the late-night news, again on BNT 1.
This documentary recording is from the performance’s brilliant premiere during the Wagner festival (26th of June, 2025).
Starring: Martin Iliev as “Tannhäuser”; Petar Buchkov as Hermann, landgrave of Thuringia; Alma-Lisa Bandalovska as Elizabeth; Gabriela Georgieva as Venus; Atanas Mladenov as Wolfram von Eschenbach; Emil Pavlov as Water von der Vogelweide; Angel Antonov as Heinrich der Schreiber; Stefan Vladimirov as Bitterolf; Angel Hristov as Reinmar von Zweter; Maria Pavlova as the Shephard.
Conductor: Konstantin Trinks. Director’s concept: Plamen Kartaloff who worked together with scenographer Sven Jonke. Costumes by Hristiana Mihaleva-Zorbalieva; choir conductor: Violeta Dimitrova; artistic lighting: Andrei Haidinyak; dynamics: Masha Ilieva; assistant-director: Yuliya Krasteva; vocal preparation: Velizar Genchev.
BNT team:
Directors: Plamen Kartaloff and Milen Ivanov; sound directors: Karolina Koinova, Stanimir Ivanov; technical director: Katya Grueva; responsible operator: Georgi Iliev; editor: Bronislava Ignatova.