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Richard Wagner: Lohengrin @ Baden-Baden Easter Festival 2026
2026 · 208 min
A long, solemn operatic staging that unfolds at its own ceremonial pace, rewarding patience with swelling music and mythic grandeur.
- Directed by
- Nele Münchmeyer
- Genres
- Music, Romance, Fantasy
- Starring
- Joana Mallwitz, Wolfgang Koch, Piotr Beczała
- Overview
- Wagner’s sixth opera, “Lohengrin,” tells the medieval legend of the Knight of the Swan: the knight Lohengrin is sent to protect Duchess Elsa of Brabant, who has been unjustly accused of murder. Johannes Erath directs the production, and Joana Mallwitz conducts the orchestra. Piotr Beczała plays the title role. Rachel Willis-Sørensen plays Elsa of Brabant.
- How it feels
- Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Love, faith, identity, betrayal
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Nele Münchmeyer
- Genres
- Music, Romance, Fantasy
- Starring
- Joana Mallwitz, Wolfgang Koch, Piotr Beczała
