Wagners opera lohengrin, containing the german text, with. Lohengrin is been one of wagner s best known works, and contains two of his best known musical pieces. At a gathering of the germanic clans held in brabant, king henry the. Lohengrin is a character in german arthurian literature. Premiering on august 28, 1850, richard wagners lohengrin is steeped in medieval christian and germanic folklore. Lohengrin is a story written by an unknown german author.
Richard wagner, erich leinsdorf, boston symphony orchestra. Wagner atto 3 sub ita youtube peter hofmann sings lohengrin s grail narration duration. Aug 28, 2017 premiering on august 28, 1850, richard wagners lohengrin is steeped in medieval christian and germanic folklore. Lohengrin prays that elsa may get her lost brother back. This tale, drawing upon the tradition of the holy grail, enamored king ludwig ii of bavaria, who would give wagner the patronage to fund the construction of the richardwagnerfestpielhaus. But lohengrin s prayers bring forth gottfried in place of his vanished swan, and after naming the boy ruler of brabant, lohengrin disappears, led by the dove of the grail. It appears variously as a chalice, a cup, or a dish and sometimes as a stone or a caldron into which a bleeding lance drips. The following table compares some characteristics of some subtitle editing software. Ortrud perishes, and elsa, calling for her lost husband, falls lifeless to the ground. The leinsdorf and keilberth came in wagner opera sets.
In its place lohengrin lifts a handsome youth in gleaming silver garments godfrey from the river on to the bank. Claudio abbado has thought long and hard about his first wagner opera before committing it to disc. You can use the captions editor to make changes to the text and time codes of your captions. Lohengrin tries by every conceivable means to avert the impending danger. From opera online lohengrin represents the most exciting aspects of romantic opera. The biggest advantage, apart from the sound, is an unsurpassable male cast, focusing on fricks king, metternichs most seducing telramund until dfd and rudolf schocks lightweight lohengrin in a topclass performance. While issued as a hybrid multichannel dsd threedisc set, the sound is not particularly spectacular, being a little murky and slanted.
Wagners lohengrin at the centre of this ravishing medieval romance lies a fateful question. One of my most memorable nights at the opera house was on 19th may 2016 at semperoper, dresden for a sellout, first night staging of lohengrin that one might have thought was a new production such was the level of interest in the city. Lohengrin is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by richard wagner, first performed in 1850. Listening to it right now, and ripping the solti set to listen to tomorrow. As young staff members recommended new artists and songs, wagner s repertoire grew deeper and more varied especially after the next generation of the canlis family took over in 2003. Lohengrin bayreuth festival 2010 3 hours 29 minutes musikalische leitung. When veteran pianist wagner first landed at canlis in 1996, he started out performing a set heavy on the great american songbook and the occasional pop tune.
Lohengrin by rudolf kempe the good old kempe recording holds up remarkably well, with good remastering on the cd, firm conducting, and. Find the perfect music opera richard wagner lohengrin stock photo. Lohengrin is less spectacular but is still rooted in folklore and germanic legend and is imbued with allegorical meaning, as are. Jan 22, 2012 lohengrin is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by richard wagner, first performed in 1850. The sub plot is delivered with a convincing, human and ferocious intensity. Wagner lohengrin peter hofmann, karan armstrong, bernd. Lohengrin is been one of wagners best known works, and contains two of his best known musical pieces. Home composers performers instruments genres top 100 info links other help. Lohengrin opera simple english wikipedia, the free. With reinhard hagen, john treleaven, emily magee, hansjoachim ketelsen. Is not all that surprising that the work is so well loved. Lohengrin, wwv 75, is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by richard wagner, first performed in 1850.
More than any other of wagners operas, a lohengrin lacking stellar soloists can stand or fall on the precision of its choruses, and soltis and chorus director walter hagengrolls direction is bracingly alive, fully involved in the dramatic action, emotionally demonstrative, and musically precise in the many dense splitchorus passages. For some years now it has seemed increasingly anomalous that the kempe lohengrin remastered for cd reissue in 1988 should remain available at full price. Lohengrin, metaphor of the artist news article opera. Feb 22, 2012 more than any other of wagner s operas, a lohengrin lacking stellar soloists can stand or fall on the precision of its choruses, and soltis and chorus director walter hagengrolls direction is bracingly alive, fully involved in the dramatic action, emotionally demonstrative, and musically precise in the many dense splitchorus passages. Production valuessound and pictureare first rate and subtitles are provided in english, german, french, spanish, and catalan. Search opera singers, conductors, directors, designers from around the world. Lohengrin libretto english opera by richard wagner.
Wagners opera lohengrin, containing the german text, with an english. Apr 14, 2009 this profil release is pulled together out of several performances of richard wagner s opera lohengrin in a production given at cologne philharmonic hall, led by semyon bychkov, in late may to mid june 2008. The inclusion of the motto from wagners own home as the floral signature to the house of the lovers is a masterstroke particularly when one understands the unhappy pun inherent in the words. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Elsas reason on beliefs and motives in richard wagners.
Lohengrin, perceiving it, springs up with a look of gratitude and unfastens the chain from the swan, whereupon it immediately plunges beneath the water. But for lohengrin specialists, this set will be an absorbing alternative. Weird seeing wagner s lohengrin in modern dress and seemingly set in the 1920s, once you get used to it that really doesnt matter because with any wagner operas what matters is the music and the singing, in this version the singing is totally superb, jonas kaufmann as has been said before is the successor to jon vickers, he is the epitome of. Lohengrin libretto englishgerman opera by richard wagner. Zug zu munster 2 intro act 3 3 bridal chorus purchase. Tannhauser again displays some characteristics of grand opera particularly in the revision that wagner prepared for a performance in paris in 1861. This was one of the three commercial recordings of lohengrin in 1953, and hmv put all they could to face decca in bayreuth. But this only adds to elsas misgivings, to that terrible fear of losing her lord in which, as wagner said, lies the only necessity for. The best recommendation for this lohengrin is as the antidote for wagner traditionalists to the ratinfested hans neuenfelss 2010 bayreuth production that has recently come out on opus arte dvd for the first time. Wagners lohengrin with english subtitles renegade tribune. L is for lohengrin lohengrin, the key opera in wagners transition from romantic composer to creator of vast music dramas, is radiant, lyrical and moving stephen moss.
Premiere 28 august 1850, weimar grand ducal court theatre cast henry the fowler, king of germany bass lohengrin tenor elsa of brabant soprano duke godfrey silent frederick of telramund, a count of brabant baritone ortrud, his wife soprano or mezzo soprano. All german excerpts from the libretto are taken from this source. Powerfully acted, almost like a strindberg play, and musically of the highest order, this lohengrin from the festspielhaus in badenbaden will be a benchmark production for decades. The swan dives into the river and appears again in the form of gottfried, elsas brother. It is related to other stories that belong to the knight of the swan tradition wagners opera is like a fairy tale.
An angel recording, released in australia exclusively by world record club. In the early twentieth century it was one of the most popular operas performed at the met. The story of the eponymous character is taken from medieval german romance, notably the. At a gathering of the germanic clans held in brabant, king. He had been turned into a swan by the evil magic of ortrud.
Powerfully acted, almost like a strindberg play, and musically of the highest order, this lohengrin from the festspielhaus in baden. Euroarts presents this exclusive recording of richard wagners opera lohengrin live from the bayreuth festival in 1982. Wagner, lohengrin waltraud meier, kent nagano, badenbaden. It takes lohengrin to the castle of the holy grail. The son of parzival percival, he is a knight of the holy grail sent in a boat pulled by swans to rescue a maiden who can never ask his identity. While issued as a hybrid multichannel dsd threedisc set, the sound is not particularly spectacular, being a little murky and slanted toward the extremes of the spectrum.
Wagner atto 3 sub ita youtube peter hofmann sings lohengrins grail narration duration. You can also use caption editing software or services. The first production was in weimar, germany on 28 august 1850 at the staatskapelle weimar, conducted by franz liszt. With powerful conviction, nikolaus lehnhoff interprets wagner s lohengrin as the dramatic struggle of masculine and feminine, revenge and compassion. This profil release is pulled together out of several performances of richard wagners opera lohengrin in a production given at cologne philharmonic hall, led by semyon bychkov, in late may to mid june 2008. This page lists all recordings of lohengrin by richard wagner 1883. Lohengrin royal opera house 2018 production london. Wagners romantic three act opera lohengrin holds fond memories for me. Wagner s opera lohengrin, containing the german text, with an english translation and the music of all the principal airs by wagner, richard, 181883. The young king ludwig ii of bavaria built a fairytale castle in the south of germany and called it neuschwanstein, meaning. Wagners opera lohengrin, containing the german text, with an english translation and the music of all the principal airs by wagner, richard, 181883. Wagners opera lohengrin, containing the german text, with an.
Wagners music, however, was so little understood at the time, that even before lohengrin was produced and not a note of it had been heard, people made fun of it. But this only adds to elsas misgivings, to that terrible fear of losing her lord in which, as wagner said, lies the only necessity for a third act. A lithographer named meser had issued wagners previous three scores, but the enterprise had not been a success. Australian wrc 2nd pressing, on blue herald labels, sourced from original stampers and featuring unique sleeve art.
Lohengrin article about lohengrin by the free dictionary. Lohengrin is less spectacular but is still rooted in folklore and germanic legend and is imbued with allegorical meaning, as are read more. Wagner lohengrin performances opera company searches from the opera critic search suite. More information is available on the official website of the royal opera house. Name, license, platform, multilanguage, audio waveform, formats. A dove comes down from heaven, and takes the place of the swan at the head of the boat. With powerful conviction, nikolaus lehnhoff interprets wagners lohengrin as the dramatic struggle of masculine and feminine, revenge and compassion.
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