from Act I, Scene 4 of the German opera
Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner
Libretto: Richard Wagner
Voice Part: baritone Fach: lyric baritone
Setting: the valley of the Wartburg, near Eisenach, early 1200's
Synopsis: Tannhäuser and Wolfram meet as Tannhäuser is traveling to Rome as a pilgrim. Since Tannhäuser has been missing for some time, his love Elisabeth has been mourning him. Wolfram tells him this, attempting to get him to come back to the Wartburg.