Lohengrin
movie
Released January 10, 1986
Genres:
Overview
Wagner’s Romantic opera demands singing actors who can truly inhabit their parts, and that’s just what we have here. Is it possible for a Knight of the Holy Grail to look more enticing than Peter Hofmann? No wonder Elsa (Eva Marton) falls in love at first sight. Marton’s heroine is innocent, but she is also a passionate, real-life young woman—which is good, because Leonie Rysanek is positively demented as Ortrud, the sorceress who accuses Elsa and Lohengrin of using magic. With James Levine’s superb conducting, the orchestra and chorus are similarly magical.
Cast
Peter Hofmann
as
Lohengrin
Éva Marton
as
Elsa
Leonie Rysanek
as
Ortrud
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Leif Roar
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Telramund
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Anthony Raffell
as
The King's Herald
John Macurdy
as
King Henry
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Charles Anthony
as
First noble
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John Gilmore
as
Second noble
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John Darrenkamp
as
Third noble
Richard Vernon
as
Fourth noble
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Christian Collins
as
Gottfried
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MET Orchestra
Crew
James Levine
as
Conductor
Brian Large
as
Director
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Ming Cho Lee
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Set Designer
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Peter J. Hall
as
Costume Designer
August Everding
as
Stage Director
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Gil Wechsler
as
Lighting Design
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Victor Callegari
as
Makeup Artist
August Everding
as
Production Director
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Nina Lawson
as
Hairstylist
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Michael Bronson
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Executive Producer
Jay David Saks
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Sound Director
Richard Wagner
as
Original Music Composer