The read
It runs long at 3h 29m.
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”.
Ratings
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Key crew
- Yuval SharonDirector
- Michael BeyerDirector
- Richard WagnerWriter
- Richard WagnerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Piotr BeczałaLohengrin
- Anja HarterosElsa von Brabant
- Waltraud MeierOrtrud
- Tomasz KoniecznyFriedrich von Telramund
- Georg ZeppenfeldHeinrich der Vogler
- Egils SilinsDer Heerrufer des Königs
- Michael Gniffke1. Edler
- Eric Laporte2. Edler
- Kay Stiefermann3. Edler
- Timo Riihonen4. Edler
- Christian ThielemannSelf - Conductor
- Orchester der Bayreuther FestspieleSelf - Orchestra