Cito o Photographers Direct: «First performance of Tannhäuser in Paris , illustrated by Alphonse Marie Adolphe de Neuville . Tannhäuser , a three act opera by Richard Wagner , was first performed in Paris on 13 March , 1861 , at the Salle Le Peletier of the Paris Opera . However , it was marred by interruptions by members of the Jockey Club de Paris in the audience , who objected to the ballet taking place in Act I , meaning that they would have to be present from the beginning of the opera.»
