Name: Lohengrin
Start: 2016-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2016-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Semperoper

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Organization

Bass

Georg Zeppenfeld

Heinrich der Vogler

Tenor

Piotr Beczała

Lohengrin

Sopran

Anna Netrebko

Elsa von Brabant

Bariton

Tomasz Konieczny

Friedrich von Telramund

Evelyn Herlitzius

Otrud

Derek Welton

Der Heerrufer des Königs

Tom Martinsen

Erster brabantischer Elde

Simeon Esper

Zweiter brabantischer Edler

Matthias Henneberg

Dritter brabantischer Edler

Tilmann Rönnebeck

Vierter brabantischer Edler

Dirigat

Christian Thielemann

Regie

Christine Mielitz

Kostümbild

Peter Heilein

Bühnenbild

Angela Brandt

Jana Hohlfeld

Erster Edelknabe

Monika Harnisch

Zweiter Edelknabe

Mezzosopran

Annett Eckert

Dritter Edelknabe

Masako Furuta

Vierter Edelknabe

Semperoper Dresden

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Saxon State Opera Choir Dresden

Orchestra

Staatskapelle Dresden

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Dresden

Deutschland

Semperoper

“A Night to Remember in Dresden” (New York Times)
Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala starring in their first ever Wagnerian roles as Elsa von Brabant and Lohengrin, with the Staatskapelle Dresden in the pit (his “Wunderharfe” as Wagner called the orchestra) under the baton of Christian Thielemann, were met with standing ovations from audiences, and an equally warm acclaim from critics: “Pure bliss! Never ending applause!” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
Anna Netrebko’s role debut as Elsa was one of the most wildly anticipated musical events: “The soprano sang a lush, mature-sounding Elsa with undeniable bel canto shadings, utterly at home in Wagner’s Romantic universe. Netrebko’s finely calibrated interpretation captured the full range of Elsa’s emotional development...Her plush voice seemed to glow from within”, (Opera News). The “Primadonna assoluta” (Die Welt) stars across fellow Wagnerian debutant Piotr Beczala whose role debut as the eponymous Grail Knight has garnered the acclaimed tenor further plaudits from fans and critics alike: “The revelation was Piotr Beczala, who was just about perfect in the title role” says WQXR “Netrebko and Beczała are Wagner Stars” summarized the New York Times “and were frenetically celebrated by the audience.” (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
Georg Zeppenfeld as a convincing and majestic Heinrich der Vogler and outstanding Wagnerians Evelyn Herlitzius and Tomasz Konieczny as the opponents Ortrud and Friedrich von Telramund complete the cast in King Ludwig II’s favourite opera at the Semperoper Dresden, where operatic history has been written with the theatre playing host to three important Wagner premieres. In the pit is Wagner’s “Wunderharfe”, the Staatskapelle Dresden, conducted by Christian Thielemann, doubtlessly today’s foremost conductor of this repertoire. “Some enthuse about their best ever “Lohengrin”, but for sure this was one of the ten best opera performances in their lives” (Die Welt).
The staging, a revival of the timeless production by Christine Mielitz, tells the story of the evil couple Ortrud and Telramund wanting to seize power in Brabant but having to destroy Elsa, the heir to the throne after the disappearance of her brother Gottfried, first with psychologic depth, timeless setting and stunning costumes: “The star of the acclaimed stage production continues to shine bright” (New York Times).

Lohengrin by Wagner, Richard, Ab (2016/2016), Unter der Regie von Christine Mielitz, Angela Brandt,, Dirigat Christian Thielemann, Semperoper, Dresden, Deutschland

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