Richard Wagner: Lohengrin

Synopsis

What are heroes made of and why do our societies need them so badly? At the Staatsoper Stuttgart, stage director Árpád Schilling tries to answer this mythological, political and existential question, lying at the core of Richard Wagners Lohengrin. A wonder! A miracle!, the men and women of Brabant agreed when, against all expectations, someone stood up for Elsa and invalidated the allegations made by the plaintiff Telramund. And yet he does the most normal thing in the world: to help a person in distress. So why is there a need for this savior, surrounded by the aura of mystery, whose name and origin even his new wife Elsa cannot ask? Why does the collective body abdicates its moral and political responsibilities and surrenders them to a single individual? And when does the providential man stops being a savior and becomes a threat?

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Árpád Schilling
	Stage Director	Árpád Schilling
Sound	Music Director	Cornelius Meister
Art	Set Designer	Raimund Orfeo Voigt
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Tina Kloempken
Lighting	Lighting Design	Támás Banyai
Crew	Dramaturgy	Miron Hakenbeck
Department	Role	Name

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