5th May

Concert will begin at 16:00 hours GMT

Wagner's 'Lohengrin' with Butt Philip, Byström, Gantner, Kampe, Zeppenfeld and Mokus from Vienna

Wagner's 'Lohengrin' is a Romantic opera in three acts written by the composer. The story of the eponymous character is taken from medieval German romance, notably the Parzival of Wolfram von Eschenbach and its sequel, Lohengrin, written by a different author, itself inspired by the epic of Garin le Loherain. King Henry the Fowler has arrived in Brabant where he has assembled the German tribes in order to expel the marauding Hungarians from his dominions.

Performers: David Butt Philip: Lohengrin. Malin Byström: Elsa von Brabant. Martin Gantner: Telramund. Anja Kampe: Ortrud. Georg Zeppenfeld: König Heinrich. Attila Mokus: Heerrufer.

Wiener Staatsoper Choir and Orchestra. Conductor: Christian Thielemann.

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