Lohengrin : romantic opera in three acts /

"With powerful conviction, Nikolaus Lehnhoff interprets Wagner's Lohengrin as the dramatic struggle of masculine and feminine, revenge and compassion. Powerfully acted, almost like a Strindberg play, and musically of the highest order, this Lohengrin from the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden will...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
Corporate Authors:	EuropaChorAkademie (Performer), Opéra de Lyon. Chœur (Performer), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (Performer), Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Opus Arte (Firm)
Other Authors:	Vogt, Klaus Florian (Performer), Kringelborn, Solveig, 1963- (Performer), König, Hans-Peter (Performer), Meier, Waltraud (Performer), Fox, Tom, 1950- (Performer), Trekel, Roman (Performer), Nagano, Kent, 1951- (Conductor), Lehnhoff, Nikolaus, Braunfels, Stephan, 1950-, Walter, Bettina, Schuler, Duane, Sayers, Denni, Grimm, Thomas, 1942-, Damme, Ferenc van, Moritz, Reiner E., 1938-
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	German
Language Notes:	Sung in German, with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
Published:	East Sussex : Opus Arte, [2006]
Subjects:	Operas. Filmed operas.

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Summary:	"With powerful conviction, Nikolaus Lehnhoff interprets Wagner's Lohengrin as the dramatic struggle of masculine and feminine, revenge and compassion. Powerfully acted, almost like a Strindberg play, and musically of the highest order, this Lohengrin from the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden will be a benchmark production for decades."--Container.
Item Description:	Booklet with program notes in English, French and German (29 pages : col. ill.) inserted in container. Special features: Never shalt though ask of me: documentary film by Reiner E. Moritz, with interviews; illustrated synopsis, and cast gallery. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	3 videodiscs (279 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:	DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, LPCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9.
Production Credits:	Stage director, Nikolaus Lehnhoff; stage designer, Stephan Braunfels; costume designer, Bettina Walter; lighting designer, Duane Schuler; choreography, Denni Sayers; TV director, Thomas Grimm; TV producer, Ferenc van Damme.