Lohengrin

Richard Wagner Lohengrin opera to libretto by the composer. Directed 2006 by Nikolaus Lehnhoff at the Baden-Baden Festspielhaus. Stars Klaus Florian Vogt, Solveig Kringelborn, Hans-Peter König, Waltraud Meier, Tom Fox, Roman Trekel, Markus Ahme, Volker Neitmann, Dominik Hosefelder, Michael Dries, Pei-Min Yu, Sharona Applebaum, Marie-Lys Langlois, Corinne Marquet, and Thore Vogt. Kent Nagano conducts The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester of Berlin, the EuropaChorAkademie Mainz (rehearsed by Joshard Daus), and the Chorus of the Opéra national de Lyon (rehearsed by Alan Woodbridge). Sets by Stephan Baunfels; costumes by Bettina Walter; lightiing by Duane Schuler; choreography by Denni Sayers; TV direction by Thomas Grimm. Released 2009, this 4-hour show on 2 discs has PCM 5.1 sound. Grade: A+

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