A romantic opera in three acts by Wagner sung in German
Henry the Fowler, Kintrof Germany
KARL RIDDERBUSCH (bass)
Lohengrin, Knight of the Grail
JAMES KING (tenor)
Elsa of Brabant
HEATHER HARPER (soprano)
Frederick of Telramund, a Brabantine Count
DONALD MCINTYRE (bass-baritone)
Ortrud, his wife
LUDMILA DVORAKOVA (soprano)
The Royal Herald
THOMAS STEWART (baritone)
Four nobles:
HORST HOFFMANN (baritone)
WILLIAM JOHNS (tenor)
DIETER SLEMBECK (baritone)
HEINZ FELDHOFF (tenor)
Saxon. Thurlngian and Brabantine nobles. Ladies of Honour, attendants
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF the BAYREUTH FESTIVAL
Chorus-Master, Wilhelm Pitz
Conducted by Alberto Erede
Produced by WOlFGANG WAGNER
The action takes place In Antwerp in the first half of the tenth century
Act 1
A meadow on the banks of the Scheldt
3.37* First interval
3.47 Act 2
The citadel at Antwerp
5.7* Second interval
5.17* Act 3
Scene 1 The bridal chamber
Scene 2 The banks of the Scheldt
Recording of a performance at the 1968 Bayreuth Festival made available by courtesy of Bavarian Radio
See page 49
During the Intervals
† BRIAN TROWELL introduces soma of Wagner's own comments on Lohengrin, read by PETER PRATT