Lohengrin (1986)
Wagner’s Romantic opera demands singing actors who can truly inhabit their parts, and that’s just what we have here. Is it possible for a Knight of the Holy Grail to look more enticing than Peter Hofmann? No wonder Elsa (Eva Marton) falls in love at first sight. Marton’s heroine is innocent, but she is also a passionate, real-life young woman—which is good, because Leonie Rysanek is positively demented as Ortrud, the sorceress who accuses Elsa and Lohengrin of using magic. With James Levine’s superb conducting, the orchestra and chorus are similarly magical.
Director: Brian Large
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Peter Hofmann as Lohengrin |
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Éva Marton as Elsa |
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Leonie Rysanek as Ortrud |
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Leif Roar as Telramund |
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Anthony Raffell as The King's Herald |
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John Macurdy as King Henry |
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Charles Anthony as First noble |
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John Gilmore as Second noble |
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John Darrenkamp as Third noble |
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Richard Vernon as Fourth noble |
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Christian Collins as Gottfried |
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MET Orchestra as |
| Sound | James Levine | Conductor |
| Directing | Brian Large | Director |
| Art | Ming Cho Lee | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter J. Hall | Costume Designer |
| Directing | August Everding | Stage Director |
| Lighting | Gil Wechsler | Lighting Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Production | August Everding | Production Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nina Lawson | Hairstylist |
| Production | Michael Bronson | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Sound Director |
| Sound | Richard Wagner | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Richard Wagner | Writer |
| Production | Samuel Paul | Producer |
