In November 1859, Wagner once again moved to Paris to oversee production of a new revision of Tannhäuser, staged thanks to the efforts of Princess Pauline von Metternich, whose husband was the Austrian ambassador in Paris.
En novembro de 1859, Wagner trasladouse de novo a París para supervisar a produción dunha nova revisión de Tannhäuser, posta en escena grazas aos esforzos da princesa Pauline von Metternich, cuxo marido era o embaixador austríaco na capital francesa.