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“Lohengrin” by Richard Wagner
ЛоÑнгринPremiere / date of written: 1847
“I consider the spirit of music to be no different to the spirit of love.” Richard Wagner
The first production of Lohengrin was in Weimar, Germany on 28 August 1850 at the Staatskapelle Weimar under the direction of Franz Liszt, a close friend and early supporter of Wagner. Liszt chose the date in honour of Weimar's most famous citizen, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who was born on 28 August 1749. It was an immediate popular success.
Libretti
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German
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Richard Wagner |
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English
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Russian
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Виктор Коломийцов |
original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto
Images
Audio recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label, Comment |
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| 1953
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Lohengrin — Wolfgang Windgassen, Elsa von Brabant — Eleanor Steber, Ortrud — Astrid Varnay, Friedrich von Telramund — Hermann Uhde |
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus |
Audio CD: Naxos, Cat: 8.110308 Live recording at the Bayreuth Festival |
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| 1963
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Lohengrin — Jess Thomas, Elsa von Brabant — Elisabeth Grümmer, Ortrud — Christa Ludwig, Friedrich von Telramund — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, König Heinrich der Vogler — Gottlob Frick, Herald — Otto Wiener |
Rudolf Kempe Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: EMI Classics, Cat: 67411 |
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| 1985 | Lohengrin — Plácido Domingo, Elsa — Jessye Norman, Ortrud — Eva Randova, Telramund — Siegmund Nimsgern, König Heinrich — Hans Sotin, Der Heerrufer — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau |
Sir Georg Solti Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: Decca, Cat: 470795 |
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| 1991 | Lohengrin — Siegfried Jerusalem, Elsa von Brabant — Cheryl Studer, Ortrud — Waltraud Meier, Friedrich von Telramund — Hartmut Welker, König Heinrich der Vogler — Kurt Moll, Der Heerrufer des Königs — Andreas Schmidt, Vier brabantische Edle (Noblemen of Brabant) — Bojidar Nikolov, Franz Kasemann, Claudio Otelli, Peter Köves, Pages — Amy-Linda Domaracki, Ingrid Sieghart, Senta Fischer, Elisabeth Mach |
Claudio Abbado Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus |
Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon, Cat: 437808 |
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External links
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