Lohengrin

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”.

Main Cast

Piotr Beczala

Lohengrin

Age : 57 | Popularity : 3%

Anja Harteros

Elsa von Brabant

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Waltraud Meier

Ortrud

Age : 68 | Popularity : 3%

Egils Silins

Der Heerrufer des Königs

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Georg Zeppenfeld

Heinrich der Vogler

Age : 54 | Popularity : 3%

Tomasz Konieczny

Friedrich von Telramund

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Christian Thielemann

Conductor

Age : 65 | Popularity : 3%

Michael Gniffke

1. Edler

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Michael Beyer Yuval Sharon
	Stage Director	Neo Rauch Rosa Loy
Lighting	Lighting Design	Reinhard Traub
Department	Role	Name

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