Richard Wagner - Lohengrin (2016)

Music

A dream came true at Dresden's Semperoper in May 2016 when opera superstars Piotr Beczala and Anna Netrebko made their Wagner debuts as Lohengrin and Elsa, inspired to take on their new roles by Christian Thielmann, the Dresden Staatskapelle's principal conductor and one of the leading Wagner conductors of our day. Die Welt described the performance captured here as "musically one of the finest Lohengrins of all time". Contributing to the triumph are Evelyn Herlitzius's Ortrud. Tomasz Konieczny's Telramund, Georg Zeppenfeld's King Henry and the Dresden State Opera Chorus.

Cast

Lohengrin
Piotr Beczala
Elsa von Brabant
Anna Netrebko
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J Jana Hohlfeld
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M Monika Harnisch
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A Annett Eckert
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M Masako Furuta
Conductor
Christian Thielemann
Heinrich der Vogler
Georg Zeppenfeld
Friedrich von Telramund
Tomasz Konieczny
Ortrud
E Evelyn Herlitzius
The King's Herald
D Derek Welton
Nobleman of Brabant
T Tom Martinsen
Nobleman of Brabant
S Simeon Esper
Nobleman of Brabant
M Matthias Henneberg
Nobleman of Brabant
T Tilmann Ronnebeck

Crew

Original Music Composer
Richard Wagner
Conductor
Christian Thielemann
Director
Tiziano Mancini