Richard Wagner: Lohengrin

About this event

"[Munich's] National Theater was filled with pure, exquisite Wagnerian vocal bliss; the Bavarian State Opera was a Valhalla on earth" (Die Welt).

With Jonas Kaufmann's long-awaited role debut as Lohengrin and Anja Harteros as Elsa, Wagner's epic of love and loss was not only the opening premiere of the Munich Opera Festival 2009, but its uncontested highlight as well. Which is why the performance was followed not only by a long-sold-out house, but also by tens of thousands of spectators at a live public viewing event in Munich and Vienna.

Under General Music Director Kent Nagano, the ensemble of the Munich Opera triumphantly confirmed that, with this production at the latest, it belongs in the pantheon of the great Wagner houses of our time. Commanding the public's attention with every note, especially in the incredible pianissimi of the Grail Narrative, tenor Jonas Kaufmann gave eloquent proof of his reputation as "one of the most important, and versatile, singers of our age" (The Times). Fully matching Kaufmann's consummate artistry is Anja Harteros, an imposing, charismatic beauty who has been at home on the world's largest stages since her spectacular Met debut.

Renowned director Richard Jones "gives each character the required psychological depth" (La Libre Belgique).

Featuring

Conductor: Kent Nagano

Orchestra: Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Chorus: Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper

Chorus Master: Andrés Máspero

Lohengrin: Jonas Kaufmann

Elsa von Brabant: Anja Harteros

Heinrich der Vogler: Christof Fischesser

Friedrich von Telramund: Wolfgang Koch

Ortrud: Michaela Schuster

Staged by Richard Jones

Stage and costume design: Ultz

Directed by Karina Fibich

Repertoire

1. Richard Wagner: Lohengrin WWV 75

Duration: approx. 210 minutes.

This video is provided free of charge as a teaser video as part of a cooperation with UNITEL in connection with the relaunch of myfidelio.

Dieses Video wird im Rahmen einer Kooperation mit UNITEL im Zusammenhang mit dem Relaunch von myfidelio als Teaser-Video kostenlos zur Verfügung gestellt.