From the 2018 Bayreuth Festival, the acclaimed new production by American director Yuval Sharon. The New York Times praised “the outstanding Piotr Beczala” as Lohengrin, “Anja Harteros [making] her impressive Bayreuth debut” as Elsa, and Ortrud “played with dominant presence by the incomparable Waltraud Meier”. The distinguished artists Neo Rauch and Rosa Loy created “breathtaking visuals”, and the whole performance was guided with “enthralling musicality” by conductor Christian Thielemann.

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Music Director: Christian Thielemann
Director: Yuval Sharon
Stage Design & Costumes: Neo Rauch & Rosa Loy
Lighting: Reinhard Traub
Video Director: Michael Beyer

Heinrich der Vogler: Georg Zeppenfeld
Lohengrin: Piotr Beczala
Elsa von Brabant: Anja Harteros
Friedrich von Telramund: Tomasz Konieczny
Ortrud: Waltraud Meier
Der Heerrufer des Königs: Egils Silins
Vier brabantische Edle: Michael Gniffke, Eric Laporte, Kay Stiefermann, Timo Riihonen

recorded at the Bayreuth Festival 2018