Tannhäuser, an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner, libretto by the composer. Performed by the Orchestra and Chorus of the Beyreuth Festival, 1978, Colin Davis, conductor, Norbert Balatsch, choral director. With Hans Sotin (Herrmann), Spas Wenkoff (Tannhäuser), Bernd Weikl (Wolfram von Eschenback), Robert Schunk (Walter von der Vogelweide), John Pickering (Heinrich), Franz Mazura (Biterolf), Heinz Feldhoff (Reimar von Zweter), Gwyneth Jones (Elisabeth). Sets and costumes by Jürgen Rose.