Bieito's interpretation of Wagner‘s Lohengrin deals with love, hate, jealousy and hope, but above all with man‘s imperative need to believe in something. To visualise these two contrasting worlds, Bieito creates two settings on stage: the world of fairy tales (the forest) and reality (the court room). According to Bieito, fairy tales are as relevant today as they once were and are not only fables we tell our children, but a necessity in adulthood as they mirror life itself by offering both good and bad.
Romantic opera in three acts
Music and libretto by Richard Wagner
Artistic team
Conductor | Matthias Pintscher
Stage director | Calixto Bieito
Cast
Heinrich der Vogler | René Pape
Lohengrin | Roberto Alagna
Elsa von Brabant | Vida Miknevičiūtė
Friedrich von Telramund | Martin Gantner
Ortrud | Ekaterina Gubanova
Heerufer des Königs | Adam Kutny
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