Richard Wagner - Lohengrin
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2016-05-22
A dream came true at Dresden's Semperoper in May 2016 when opera superstars Piotr Beczala and Anna Netrebko made their Wagner debuts as Lohengrin and Elsa, inspired to take on their new roles by Christian Thielmann, the Dresden Staatskapelle's principal conductor and one of the leading Wagner conductors of our day. Die Welt described the performance captured here as "musically one of the finest Lohengrins of all time". Contributing to the triumph are Evelyn Herlitzius's Ortrud. Tomasz Konieczny's Telramund, Georg Zeppenfeld's King Henry and the Dresden State Opera Chorus.
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A dream came true at Dresden's Semperoper in May 2016 when opera superstars Piotr Beczala and Anna Netrebko made their Wagner debuts as Lohengrin and Elsa, inspired to take on their new roles by Christian Thielmann, the Dresden Staatskapelle's principal conductor and one of the leading Wagner conductors of our day. Die Welt described the performance captured here as "musically one of the finest Lohengrins of all time". Contributing to the triumph are Evelyn Herlitzius's Ortrud. Tomasz Konieczny's Telramund, Georg Zeppenfeld's King Henry and the Dresden State Opera Chorus.
Released
2016-05-22
Runtime
215
Director
Tiziano Mancini
Budget
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Genres
Music
Language
Deutsch
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Unitel
Semperoper Dresden
ZDF
ARTE
Deutsche Grammophon
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Piotr Beczała
Piotr Beczała
Anna Netrebko
Anna Netrebko
Georg Zeppenfeld
Georg Zeppenfeld
Tomasz Konieczny
Tomasz Konieczny
Evelyn Herlitzius
Evelyn HerlitziusDerek Welton
Derek WeltonTom Martinsen
Tom MartinsenSimeon Esper
Simeon EsperMatthias Henneberg
Matthias HennebergTilmann Ronnebeck
Tilmann RonnebeckJana Hohlfeld
Jana HohlfeldMonika Harnisch
Monika HarnischAnnett Eckert
Annett EckertMasako Furuta
Masako Furuta
Christian Thielemann
Christian Thielemann