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Lohengrin
Opéra Bastille - from 18 January to 18 February 2017
Lohengrin
Opera Richard Wagner
Opéra Bastille - from 18 January to 18 February 2017
4h25 with 2 intervals
About
In few words:
"You must never ask me or be at pains to discover from whence I journeyed here, nor what is my name and lineage."Lohengrin, Acte I, scène 3
Lohengrin appears in a “silvery‑blue” light aboard a boat pulled by a swan (Thomas Mann). He has just saved Elsa, accused of murdering her brother, and has made her promise to never ask him his name. Written by Wagner in great solitude, Lohengrin is first and foremost an immense aesthetic and political manifesto questioning the place of genius in society and laying the groundwork for musical drama. The work, conducted by Liszt at its premiere in Weimar in 1850, marked a turning point in Wagner’s life. It had a profound impact on Ludwig II of Bavaria who became his patron and friend, supporting him in all his future enterprises: “The defiled gods will have their revenge and come and live with us on the peaks, breathing the air of heaven”, Ludwig wrote to him in 1868 from Neuschwanstein Castle (“new swan rock”) which he had just had built. Directed by Claus Guth, who reveals all the fragility of the knight with whom Wagner identified, the production brings together Jonas Kaufmann, Martina Serafin and René Pape under the baton of Philippe Jordan.
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Lohengrin
Opera in three acts (1850)
In German
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Conductor :
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Director :
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Set design :
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Costume design :
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Lighting design :
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Choreography :
Volker Michl
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Dramaturgy :
Ronny Dietrich
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Chorus master :
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Heinrich der Vogler :
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janv.
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fév.
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Lohengrin :
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janv.
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fév.
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Elsa von Brabant :
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18 jan. > 8 fév.
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24 Jan, 27 janv.,11 > 18 fév.
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Friedrich von Telramund :
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janv.
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18, 24, 27,30 jan, fév.
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Ortrud :
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janv.
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fév.
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Der Heerrufer des Königs :
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Vier Brabantische Edle :
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Vier Edelknaben :
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Performances
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Gallery
Audio clips
Lohengrin - Richard Wagner
— By In partnership with France Musique
About the work
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Schönberg, Verdi, Wagner and Berlioz: the commitment to cycles
By Octave
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Podcast Lohengrin
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Lohengrin, on the threshold of revolution
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Subtlety and musicality in Lohengrin
Partners
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With the support of AROP
Diffusion sur France Musique ultérieurement.
Media and technical partners
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Radio broadcaster
