Lohengrin

Story

Synopsis

After Tristan und Isolde (2016), Parsifal (2017) and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (2018) this is the fourth installment of the exclusive, multiyear partnership between Deutsche Grammophon and the Bayreuth Festival, in which the Yellow Label is the exclusive audiovisual partner of the mythical Wagner festival, releasing each edition's new production on Blu-ray. This year, we are proud to release on Blu-ray the celebrated production of Lohengrin which was premiered on 25 July 2018, featuring an illustrious cast including Piotr Beczala and Anja Harteros in their house debuts, as well as the acclaimed return of Waltraud Meier to the Bayreuth Festival. The New York Times praised Piotr Beczala’s Lohengrin as “outstanding”, Anja Harteros [making] her impressive Bayreuth debut” as Elsa, and Ortrud “played with dominant presence by the incomparable Waltraud Meier”.

Directors

Yuval Sharon, Michael Beyer

Writers

Richard Wagner

Language

German

Country

Germany

Release date

25 July 2018

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Piotr Beczała

  Lohengrin

• 

  Anja Harteros

  Elsa von Brabant

• 

  Waltraud Meier

  Ortrud

• 

  Egils Silins

  Der Heerrufer des Königs

• 

  Georg Zeppenfeld

  Heinrich der Vogler

• 

  Tomasz Konieczny

  Friedrich von Telramund

• 

  Christian Thielemann

  Self - Conductor

• Michael Gniffke

  1. Edler

• Eric Laporte

  2. Edler

• Kay Stiefermann

  3. Edler

• 

  Timo Riihonen

  4. Edler

• Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele

  Self - Orchestra