Why did French audiences react so negatively to Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser?

a. The plot hopelessly Romantic.
b. It was performed in the German language.
c. It was a second-act dance, not a ballet.
d. The German plot inflamed French hostility.


Answer: d

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