Lohengrin

Лоэнгрин

From the 2018 Bayreuth Festival, the acclaimed new production by American director Yuval Sharon, “one of the most interesting arrivals on the musical landscape” (Opernwelt).

Cast & Crew

Elsa – Anja Harteros

Lohengrin – Piotr Beczała

Ortrud – Waltraud Meier

King Heinrich – Georg Zeppenfeld

Telramund – Tomasz Konieczny

Heerrufer – Egils Silins

Conductor – Christian Thielemann

Director – Yuval Sharon

Description

From the 2018 Bayreuth Festival, the acclaimed new production by American director Yuval Sharon, “one of the most interesting arrivals on the musical landscape” (Opernwelt). The New York Times praised “the outstanding Piotr Beczala” as Lohengrin, “Anja Harteros [making] her impressive Bayreuth debut” as Elsa, and Ortrud “played with dominant presence by the incomparable Waltraud Meier”. The distinguished artists Neo Rauch and Rosa Loy created “breathtaking visuals”, and the whole performance was guided with “enthralling musicality” by conductor Christian Thielemann.

Screenings

Runtime

3 h. 49 min.with one interval

Language

Recorded screening: German, russian subtitles

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