
NEW PRODUCTION
Dates
11 Nov-3 Dec 2023
Location
Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Main Stage
Running time
4:15, incl. 2 intervals
Tickets
From € 30

How much mystery can human beings bear?
How unconditional can love be, and how blind is trust? These questions are addressed in several of Wagner’s operas, but rarely as intensely as in Lohengrin.
Photo: Marta Syrko
Performance information
Romantic opera in three acts
Sung in German
Musical direction Lorenzo Viotti
Stage direction Christof Loy
Set design Philipp Fürhofer
Costume design Barbara Drosihn
Lighting design Cor van den Brink
Video design Ruth Stofer
Choreography Klevis Elmazaj
Dramaturgy Niels Nuijten
Heinrich der Vogler Anthony Robin Schneider
Lohengrin Daniel Behle
Elsa von Brabant Malin Byström
Friedrich von Telramund Thomas Johannes Mayer
Ortrud Martina Serafin
Der Heerrufer des Königs Björn Bürger
Chorus of Dutch National Opera
Chorus Master Edward Ananian-Cooper
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

‘I deliberately waited a while to conduct my first Wagner opera. I had to let his world mature in me. You have to find a certain calmness in your conducting style to be able to shape the freedom of sound.’
Lorenzo Viotti’s first Wagner Opera
Photo: Elmer van der Marel
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Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and Netherlands Chamber Orchestra have been the main orchestral partners of Dutch National Opera for over thirty years. They are regarded as among the best opera orchestras in the world. The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is the main regular stage for their concerts.
Photo: Melle Meivogel

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