Lohengrin - Opera - Season 23/24 Programming - Opéra national de Paris

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    Lohengrin

    Richard Wagner

    Opéra Bastille - from 23 September to 27 October 2023

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Lohengrin

Opéra Bastille - from 23 September to 27 October 2023

Opera

Lohengrin

Richard Wagner

Opéra Bastille - from 23 September to 27 October 2023

4h20 with 2 intervals

Language : German

Surtitle : French / English

  • Pre-opening for the young : 20 Sept. 2023

    Opening night : 23 Sept. 2023

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Accused of killing her brother, the heir to the Duchy of Brabant, Elsa asks to be defended by the man she has seen in her dreams. When he appears, led by a swan, he accepts on condition that she never asks him his name. Richard Wagner was 37 years old when he wrote his romantic opera Lohengrin with its compelling score. Writing not only the music but also the libretto (inspired by Germanic legends), he laid the foundations for his “music drama”, to which a prelude, leitmotivs and an extensive orchestra and choruses also contributed. Director Kirill Serebrennikov, known for his striking creations, makes his Paris Opera debut with this work, upon which his reflection on war as a machine for crushing bodies and souls sheds a sombre light.

CHARACTERS

Elsa: Young woman
Lohengrin: Elsa’s vision and Protector

Ortrud: Psychiatrist and director of the psychiatric clinic
Friedrich von Telramund: Ortrud’s husband and military psychiatrist, also the director of the psychiatric clinic
King Henry: The ruler

The herald: The ruler’s spokesman

  • Opening
  • First part 60 mn
  • Intermission 30 mn
  • Second Part 80 mn
  • Intermission 30 mn
  • Third part 60 mn
  • End
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Audio clips

Lohengrin (saison23/24)- Acte 3

Lohengrin (saison23/24)- Acte 2

Lohengrin (saison23/24)- Acte 1

Lohengrin (saison23/24)- Acte 2

Backstage

  • The male chorus in Lohengrin

    Video

    The male chorus in Lohengrin

  • Draw-me Lohengrin

    Video

    Draw-me Lohengrin

  • Plunging into the world of Wagner: interview with Kirill Serebrennikov

    Video

    Plunging into the world of Wagner: interview with Kirill Serebrennikov

The male chorus in Lohengrin

06:26’

Video

The male chorus in Lohengrin

Interview with Ching-Lien Wu, Olivier Berg and Jean-Michel Ducombs

By Isabelle Stibbe

Both expansive and intense, the male choruses play an essential role in Wagner's oceanic writing. On the occasion of the new production of Lohengrin directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, the Chorus master and two members of the Paris Opera Chorus discuss their work: searching for the right vocal colours, enduring this vocal marathon and enhancing stereo effects.

Draw-me Lohengrin

01:30’

Video

Draw-me Lohengrin

Understand the plot in 1 minute

By Matthieu Pajot

Plunging into the world of Wagner: interview with Kirill Serebrennikov

06:23’

Video

Plunging into the world of Wagner: interview with Kirill Serebrennikov

By Isabelle Stibbe

Director Kirill Serebrennikov, famed for his forceful creations, makes his Paris Opera debut with Richard Wagner's Lohengrin over which he sheds a sombre light as he reflects on war, a machine that crushes bodies and souls.

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