The titular character of this opera has spent a year living with Venus. However, he calls on the Virgin Mary to return him to earth. He returns home to Wartburg, where he participates in a singing contest to win the hand of the beautiful Elizabeth. He is then forced to take a pilgrimage to Rome to ask for forgiveness after his song shocks the audience, but the pope tells him he will be forgiven on
The titular character of this opera has spent a year living with Venus. However, he calls on the Virgin Mary to return him to earth. He returns home to Wartburg, where he participates in a singing contest to win the hand of the beautiful Elizabeth. He is then forced to take a pilgrimage to Rome to ask for forgiveness after his song shocks the audience, but the pope tells him he will be forgiven only when the papal staff turns into a flower. The title character returns to find Elizabeth dead and dies at her funeral procession as pilgrims enter carrying the pope's staff, which has flowered. FTP, name this Richard Wagner opera.          |
The titular character of this opera has spent a year living with Venus.
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