For me the aesthetization of politics is pivotal in this work.
Olivier Py
LA MONNAIE / DE MUNT
starts early
Opera
Lohengrin Richard Wagner
Presentation
‘In reality, this Lohengrin is an entirely new phenomenon for the modern consciousness!’ Richard Wagner himself understood the innovative character of his sixth piece of music theatre, completed in 1848, the year of revolutions. Although it is reckoned among his ‘romantic operas’, his new vision of musical drama is already clearly heralded in this work. In his hands, the mediaeval saga of the Knight of the Swan becomes a meditation on the true love that asks no questions. Alain Altinoglu, our Music Director, who has already conducted this work in Bayreuth, guarantees the quality of the music, while the director Olivier Py, known at La Monnaie for his brilliant productions of Les Huguenots and Hamlet, can be relied on not to downplay Wagner’s revolutionary political side. Wagner’s own opinion was that ‘one can only understand Lohengrin if one can liberate oneself from any modern-looking, generalising form of representation so as to see the phenomena of real life’. A challenge to us all?
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Dates & tickets
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Location
Running time
4 hours 30 min. (with two intervals)
Language
Sung in German
Surtitles in Dutch and French
Presentation
Pre-performance talks 30' before the start of the performances
Prices
Ticket prices from € 10 to € 159
-30 years old: € 10 / € 50
-15 years old: € 10 / € 25
Streaming
broadcast on Klara & Musiq3
26.05.2018
live on ARTE Concert
26.04.2018
streaming on
www.lamonnaie.be/en/streaming
22.05 > 11.06.2018
New production
« Conclusion : que du bonheur. Courez ! Si vous aimez la musique de Wagner... et la polémique ! »
— Christian Jade (RTBF) ★★★★
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In the spotlightDates
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Thu 19 Apr 2018
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Fri 20 Apr 2018
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Sun 22 Apr 2018
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Tue 24 Apr 2018
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Thu 26 Apr 2018
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Fri 27 Apr 2018
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Sun 29 Apr 2018
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Wed 02 May 2018
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Fri 04 May 2018
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Sun 06 May 2018
Time15:00
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Cast
Cast
ConductorALAIN ALTINOGLU
DirectorOLIVIER PY
Set design and costumesPIERRE-ANDRÉ WEITZ
LightingBERTRAND KILLY
Chorus masterMARTINO FAGGIANI
Heinrich der VoglerGABOR BRETZ
LohengrinERIC CUTLER
BRYAN REGISTER (20, 24 & 27.04, 02 & 06.05.2017)
Elsa von BrabantINGELA BRIMBERG
MEAGAN MILLER (20, 24 & 27.04, 02 & 06.05.2017)
Friedrich von TelramundANDREW FOSTER-WILLIAMS
THOMAS JESATKO (20, 24 & 27.04, 02 & 06.05.2017)
OrtrudELENA PANKRATOVA
SABINE HOGREFE (20, 24 & 27.04, 02 & 06.05.2017)
HeerruferWERNER VAN MECHELEN
Vier Brabantische EdleZENO POPESCU
WILLEM VAN DER HEYDEN
KURT GYSEN
BERTRAND DUBY
EdelknabenRAPHAËLE GREEN
ISABELLE JACQUES
VIRGINIE LÉONARD
LISA WILLEMS
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
ProductionLA MONNAIE / DE MUNT
Co-productionOPERA AUSTRALIA, THÉÂTRE DU CAPITOLE (TOULOUSE)
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