Anew production of TannhĂ€user, which was premiered on 26 July 2019 and presented the Bayreuth debut of conductor Valery Gergiev, as well as the house debut of young soprano star Lise Davidsen. Tobias Kratzerâs staging presented TannhĂ€user as a wildly contemporary parable of art and freedom which was praised as ânovelâ and âwrenchingâ (New York Times) and received exceptional press acclaim. hey were joined by mezzo soprano Elena Zhidkovaâs Venus (âscene stealingâ, according to Opera Today), baritone Markus Eicheâs Wolfram and Stephen Millingâs Landgraf.