A dream came true at Dresden's Semperoper in May 2016 when opera superstars Piotr Beczala and Anna Netrebko made their Wagner debuts as Lohengrin and Elsa, inspired to take on their new roles by Christian Thielmann, the Dresden Staatskapelle's principal conductor and one of the leading Wagner conductors of our day. Die Welt described the performance captured here as "musically one of the finest Lohengrins of all time". Contributing to the triumph are Evelyn Herlitzius's Ortrud. Tomasz Konieczny's Telramund, Georg Zeppenfeld's King Henry and the Dresden State Opera Chorus.
- Created by
- Tiziano Mancini
- Origin
- DE
Where to watch
Cast
Piotr BeczałaLohengrin
Anna NetrebkoElsa von Brabant
Georg ZeppenfeldHeinrich der Vogler
Tomasz KoniecznyFriedrich von Telramund- Evelyn HerlitziusOrtrud
- Derek WeltonThe King's Herald
- Tom MartinsenNobleman of Brabant
- Simeon EsperNobleman of Brabant
- Matthias HennebergNobleman of Brabant
- Tilmann RonnebeckNobleman of Brabant
