Name: Lohengrin
Start: 2009-07-05T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2009-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Nationaltheater

Organization

Münchner Opernfestspiele

Singer

Bass

Christof Fischesser

Henry the Fowler

Tenor

Jonas Kaufmann

Lohengrin

Soprano

Anja Harteros

Elsa of Brabant

Baritone

Wolfgang Koch

Fredrick of Telramund

Michaela Schuster

Ortrud

Yevgeny Nikitin

The king's herald

Conductor

Kent Nagano

Stage director

Richard Jones

Set designer

Ultz

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Mimi Jordan Sherin

Chorus master

Andrés Máspero

Bayerische Staatsoper

Orchestra

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Others

Bayerischer Staatsopernchor

German

Munich

Germany

Nationaltheater

"The Munich National Theater was filled with pure, exquisite Wagnerian vocal bliss; the Bavarian State Opera became a Valhalla on earth" (Die Welt).

With Jonas Kaufmann's long-awaited role debut as Lohengrin and Anja Harteros as Elsa, Wagner's epic of love and loss was not only the opening premiere of the Munich Opera Festival, but also its undisputed highlight. That's why the performance was not only followed by a long sold-out house, but also by tens of thousands of spectators at a live public viewing event in Munich and Vienna.

Under General Music Director Kent Nagano, the ensemble of the Munich Opera triumphantly confirmed that with this production at the latest it belongs to the pantheon of the great Wagner houses of our time. Tenor Jonas Kaufmann, who drew the public's attention with every note, particularly in the incredible pianissimi of The Grail Narrative, eloquently proved his reputation as "one of the most important and versatile singers of our time" (The Times). Matching Kaufmann's consummate artistry is Anja Harteros, an imposing, charismatic beauty who has been at home on the world's biggest stages since her spectacular Met debut. The renowned director Richard Jones also gives "every character the necessary psychological depth" (La Libre Belgique).

Lohengrin Wagner,Richard

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Richard Wagner: LohengrinTrailer of the festival première at the Bavarian State Opera, Munich on July 5, 2009Musical direction: Kent NaganoStage direction: R...

English

"Das Münchner Nationaltheater war gefüllt mit purer, exquisiter Wagnerianischen stimmlichen Glückseligkeit; die Bayerische Staatsoper wurde zu einer Walhalla auf Erden" (Die Welt).

Mit Jonas Kaufmanns lang erwartetem Rollendebüt als Lohengrin und Anja Harteros als Elsa war Wagners Epos von Liebe und Verlust nicht nur die Eröffnungspremiere der Münchner Opernfestspiele, sondern auch ihr unbestrittenes Highlight. Deshalb folgte auf die Performance nicht nur ein längst ausverkauftes Haus, sondern auch Zehntausende von Zuschauern bei einer Live-Public-Viewing-Veranstaltung in München und Wien.

Unter Generalmusikdirektor Kent Nagano bestätigte das Ensemble der Münchner Oper triumphierend, dass es spätestens mit dieser Produktion zum Pantheon der großen Wagnerhäuser unserer Zeit gehört. Tenor Jonas Kaufmann, der mit jeder Note die Aufmerksamkeit der Öffentlichkeit auf sich zog, besonders in den unglaublichen Pianissimi der Gralserzählung, bewies eloquent seinen Ruf als "einer der wichtigsten und vielseitigsten Sänger unserer Zeit" (The Times). Passend zu Kaufmanns vollendeter Kunstfertigkeit ist Anja Harteros, eine imposante, charismatische Schönheit, die seit ihrem spektakulären Met-Debüt auf den größten Bühnen der Welt zu Hause ist. Auch schenkt der renommierte Regisseur Richard Jones "jedem Charakter die nötige psychologische Tiefe" (La Libre Belgique).

Deutsch

Lohengrin by Wagner, Richard, Sun 05 Jul 2009, From (2009/2009), Directed by Richard Jones,, Conductor Kent Nagano, Nationaltheater, Munich, Germany

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