Overview
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”.
Production
Deutsche Grammophon · Bayreuther Festspiele
Cast & Characters
Piotr Beczała
Lohengrin
Anja Harteros
Elsa von Brabant
Waltraud Meier
Ortrud
Tomasz Konieczny
Friedrich von Telramund
Georg Zeppenfeld
Heinrich der Vogler
Egils Silins
Der Heerrufer des Königs
Michael Gniffke
1. Edler
Eric Laporte
2. Edler
Kay Stiefermann
3. Edler
Timo Riihonen
4. Edler
Christian Thielemann
Self - Conductor
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
Self - Orchestra
Directors & Crew
Yuval Sharon
Director
Michael Beyer
Director
Richard Wagner
Writer
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