DVD + Blu-Ray:
Lohengrin

The Wiener Staatsoper presents a Wagner classic staged by duo Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito, who showcase Lohengrin as a crime thriller with a twist.

The Wiener Staatsoper presents a Wagner classic staged by duo Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito, who showcase Lohengrin as a crime thriller with a twist. At the podium is Christian Thielemann, who more than proves his reputation as the Wagner-expert par excellence. On stage, David Butt Philip as the titular Lohengrin is a “heldentenor with radiance and stamina” (Kleine Zeitung), while Malin Byström portrays an Elsa who might not be as innocent as the libretto suggests and convinces with “dramatic furore” (Der Standard).

Anja Kampe sings her Ortrud “beautifully, yet so expressively, with such diction” (Kurier) and Martin Gantner’s Telramund is “flawless in its precision” (News). / “When it comes to Wagner, Christian Thielemann really is in a class of his own” (Der Standard) / “The choirs were a force to be reckoned with, and the orchestra proved its outstanding quality in harmony with the great Wagnerian Thielemann” (Salzburger Nachrichten)

Original title Lohengrin
Composer Richard Wagner
Conductor Christian Thielemann
Orchestra / Band Orchestra and Chorus from Wiener Staatsoper
Soloist Georg Zeppenfeld, David Butt Philip, Malin Bystrom, Martin Gantner, Anja Kampe
Stage Director Jossi Wieler, Sergio Morabito
Recording location Wiener Staatsoper, 2024
Duration 208 mins
Production Company A production of UNITEL in co-production with Wiener Staatsoper and ORF III