I colori di Tannhäuser

Royal Opera’s Tannhäuser is one of the ugliest stagings I have set eyes on

The entire production is kept moving in thrilling style by director Tim Albery and conductor Hart Haenchen

Tannhäuser à la Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

A tenor short

The liveliest scene in Tim Albery’s revived 2010 staging of Tannhauser takes place at the start

This revival of Tannhäuser leaves everyone in the dark

Christian Gerhaher è stato il vero e proprio asso di questa ripresa di Tannhäuser,

Tim Albery’s production of Wagner's Tannhäuser fits well with modern times

Astonishing performance from Sophie Koch in Covent Garden’s Tannhäuser

Very much worth hearing for most of the singing

An intensely passionate performance that showcases a variety of musically and dramatically talented performer

Musically strong but an awkward production

Gerhaher lifted this Tannhäuser to greatness

Peter Seiffert is sadly past his best as the conflicted poet Tannhäuser

It’s a long hard slog on the road to hell

Tim Albery's staging of Wagner's opera returns, finely conducted but unevenly cast

A low-rent farrago

Outstanding evening of Wagnerian music-making, despite Tim Albery’s opaque production

Downhill from Venusberg: a bland Tannhäuser revived at Covent Garden

For all its obliqueness, this production of Wagner’s ‘problem’ opera has a dreamlike power