Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 Tannhauser: Richard Wagner - Teatro Di San Carlo (1998) Rating: Starring: Wagner Director: Werner Herzog, Walter Licastro Category: Music, Special Interest Studio: Image Ent. Subtitles: English Length: 186 mins     Orchestra Of The San Carlo Theatre, Naples The original title, "Tannhauser und der Sangerkrieg auf Wartburg," reveals the real nature of the opera, born by a fusion of two traditional sagas and dedicated to the dualism of spirituality and sensuality and the possibility of redemption through love. Composed between 1843 and 1845 when Wagner was just over 30, Tannhauser has a tormented musical theme, made up of constant variations.Just before the opera's 1845 debut in Dresden, Wagner enhanced its power by strengthening the finale.