Name: Lohengrin
Start: 2017-07-04T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2017-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Opernhaus

Organization

Singer

Bass

Christof Fischesser

Henry the Fowler

Tenor

Brandon Jovanovich

Lohengrin

Piotr Beczała

Soprano

Rachel Willis-Sørensen

Elsa of Brabant

Baritone

Martin Gantner

Fredrick of Telramund

Anna Smirnova

Ortrud

Yngve Søberg

The king's herald

Trystan Llŷr Griffiths

First nobleman of Brabant

Gyula Rab

Second nobleman of Brabant

Huw Montague Rendall

Third nobleman of Brabant

Stanislav Vorobyov

Fourth nobleman of Brabant

Conductor

Fabio Luisi

Stage director

Andreas Homoki

Set designer

Wolfgang Gussmann

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Franck Evin

Chorus master

Jürg Hämmerli

Dramaturge

Werner Hintze

Opernhaus Zürich

Others

Chorzuzüger

Chor der Oper Zürich

Zusatzchor der Oper Zürich

SoprAlti der Oper Zurich

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Philharmonia Zürich

Statistenverein am Opernhaus Zürich

German

Zurich

Switzerland

Opernhaus

Lohengrin Wagner,Richard

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English

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

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Choir

Choreographer

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Composer

Dancer

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

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Contralto

Countertenor

Mezzo-soprano

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Brandon Jovanovich sings the heroic role in Richard Wagner's “Lohengrin”, directed by Andreas Homoki. Resumed on July 4, 2017. www.opernhaus.ch/lohengrin

Behind the curtain: Brandon Jovanovich is LOHENGRIN - Zurich Opera House

Lohengrin
In politisch unruhigen Zeiten wird Elsa von Brabant angeklagt, ihren Bruder, den Thronfolger des Herzogtums, umgebracht zu haben. In Elsas Not kommt ihr ein geheimnisvoller Ritter zu Hilfe, der unter einer Bedingung für sie streitet: Nie soll sie nach seinem Namen und seiner Herkunft fragen. Die Anschuldigungen gegen Elsa werden als Machtintrigen entlarvt, doch das Frageverbot und die Ungewissheit über ihren Retter lasten schwer auf Elsa...

Unzufrieden mit den gesellschaftlichen Realitäten seiner Zeit, ging Richard Wagner 1848 selber als Revolutionär auf die Barrikaden. In Lohengrin brachte er seine politischen Utopien von einer anderen Weltordnung zur selben Zeit auf künstlerische Weise zum Ausdruck.

Andreas Homoki verlegte die Handlung in seiner Inszenierung in ein abgelegenes Bergdorf, in dem sowohl die politische Situation wie auch das Eintreten des Lohengrin-Wunders auch aus heutiger Zeit glaubhaft erscheinen. Am Pult steht in dieser Wiederaufnahme Generalmusikdirektor Fabio Luisi. In der alle Kräfte fordernden Titelpartie ist Brandon Jovanovich zu erleben, der nach internationalen Erfolgen als Stolzing, Siegmund und Lohengrin nun erstmals auch in Zürich in einer Wagner-Partie zu hören ist.

Deutsch

Lohengrin
In politically turbulent times, Elsa von Brabant is accused of having killed her brother, the heir apparent to the duchy. In Elsa's distress, a mysterious knight comes to her aid, fighting for her on one condition: she should never ask his name or where he comes from. The accusations against Elsa are exposed as power intrigues, but the ban on questions and the uncertainty about her savior weigh heavily on Elsa...

Dissatisfied with the social realities of his time, Richard Wagner himself went to the barricades in 1848 as a revolutionary. In Lohengrin he artistically expressed his political utopias of another world order at the same time.

In his production, Andreas Homoki moved the action to a remote mountain village, where both the political situation and the occurrence of the Lohengrin miracle appear believable, even from today's perspective. General Music Director Fabio Luisi is on the podium in this revival. Brandon Jovanovich can be heard in the title role, which requires all your strength. After international successes as Stolzing, Siegmund and Lohengrin, he can now be heard in a Wagner role for the first time in Zurich.

Lohengrin by Wagner, Richard, Sat 08 Jul 2017, From (2017/2017), Directed by Andreas Homoki,, Conductor Fabio Luisi, Opernhaus, Zurich, Switzerland

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