Lohengrin_In fernem Land

[@tied515]

In terms of scenery, this is the most gorgeous production of Lohengrin that I know of

[@jonathanplatnick9334]

You don't get productions like this nowadays. Today it would be set in a Shopping Mall in Topeka, Kansas,

[@paolograndinetti7609]

Purtroppo debbo darti ragione

[@danielakerman8241]

As an opera singer myself I am all for new and non-traditional productions! Art cannot survive if it repeats itself continuously. The absence of new music and fresh approaches to established repertoire is what is leading to opera’s slow death.

[@fabptitpom]

@@danielakerman8241 Bayreuth festival is now a joke thanks to those infamous productions.

[@danielakerman8241]

@@fabptitpom a joke according to whom, exactly? You? Music critics who have never performed or produced a piece of art in their lives? A bunch of nostalgic blue-hairs who want to see the same production they saw in 1961? And so what? Carmen was a disaster on its premiere. The Rite of Spring caused a riot. The premiere of Lohengrin itself was underwhelming. The opinion of the masses in any given moment is of little consequence to the health of an art form. What is key is constant development, newness, challenging convention. What painter would be taken seriously today if they were doing the same thing that Monet did in the 19th century? (Remember, too, that Monet was not taken seriously and considered a joke by many of his time). Many -- MOST -- of those attempts will fall flat or be utter failures. What matters is the attempt. I may detest a given production of a "standard" repertoire piece, but I applaud anyone trying to give it a fresh perspective.

[@magicmachine1637]

​@@danielakerman8241 I am a early 20s person who recently became interested in opera, and I would love to see more productions that are nearer the original productions. I love modern art, architecture etc so I'm not a reactionary in any way. It's just that us young peoole have never had the opportunity to see these productions as originally envisioned, it's like most modern opera productions are tailor-made for seasoned opera fans who have already seen it all! But as art history has taught us, after the self-indulgent period of mannerism, the baroque period of art started that had more popular appeal. Perhaps a similar development will happen in my lifetime when it comes to opera.

[@gillan5]

To all the people who bash Paul Frey: for your information - he is the singer who sang Lohengrin the most of all singers in Bayreuth. Do you think they would have hired him year after year - at the holy grail of Wagner- if he was a bad singer- what nonsense. I am German and I understand every word he sings. Surely everbody prefers a native singer buth Frey is wonderful here. Herzog also fantastic- the way he introduced the Herzog Of Brabant here is simply out of this world.

[@salehjaber7753]

افضل وارقى قطعه موسيقى اوبرا بالنسبه لى ارددها لسنوات واشهر وكل مر اكتشف فيها حاجه جديده one of the best opera ever. Thank You Wanger what a marvellous opera

[@tonylamberti9623]

Love wagner..I have seen lone grin many times here in new York and in germany.love this cast outstanding singing..thank you for showing it.

[@silvanacosimi5550]

Qualcosa di incredibile.....!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@radames5855]

Pagina operistica meravigliosa!!!!! Grazie

[@ingemayodon5128]

Je dois répéter mes commentaires. Non seulement sa voix, mais aussi sa prononciation de la langue allemande sont superbes. On comprend chaque parole. Merci Paul Frey! Wagner c'est mon compositeur préféré et vs le chantez à merveille

[@walterkottke1900]

Danke Werner Herzog. Großartiges Bayreuth. Tolle Stimmen, super Bühnenbild.

[@stefanhofer8491]

The best presentation until now,I have seen !,

[@bencopeland3560]

Beautiful production

[@susanlegeza7562]

I am able to understand every word he sings!

[@beczalapiotr3075]

Hello thank you for all your support, actually I'm grateful having you as one of my favorite fan

[@brigitteskottke192]

Mir kommen die Tränen

[@k.kathleenswanson2089]

The way he sings is ethereal

[@vincentlombardo9797]

magnifico. mystic! great value ...

[@eddihaskell]

In my translator "In frernem land" was translated to "in farm Land", not "in a far away land". This makes sense now.

[@ilecier]

If you inserted "In frernem Land" the translator had not other choice....😂 it is "In fernem Land"

[@ingemayodon5128]

Superbe!! Merci

[@bryangl1]

This is wonderful. If only the full production were available!

[@alexanderkells9912]

It's on DVD!

[@bryangl1]

@@alexanderkells9912 Thank you for this info.

[@franciscolopezus]

Great production , wonderful performances, poor ending between Elsa and Ortrud.

[@alcidespieterwentinck8223]

Una obra impactante.

[@johnoleary5293]

There is so much that is good about this production. My only reservations are about the shrieking Ortrud and Herzog’s ending, where Ortrud seems to win and the child is left standing aimlessly.

[@snezanaboskovic8781]

Two Germanies- pagan and Christian are reaching out to each other- two Germanies Eastern and Western are reaching to each other -in between is aristocratic Germany(an heir to the throne - unity and continuum of Germany

[@farkasagnes1974]

The best presentation !

[@manuelbelisario4548]

Una interpretación magnífica.

[@brigitteskottke192]

Super Wunderbar

[@paolograndinetti7609]

Trovo questa interpretazione superba . Ecco il grande Wagner quando non viene offeso dagli ultramodernisti alla sola ricerca di originalità fine a se stessa.

[@lungmike3595]

Ganz richtig!

[@Duketributechannel]

Autoreferenzialita' dei modernisti patetici e me diocri !

[@rastkorafaelkozlevcar7406]

Marvellous production of Werner Herzog!

[@jeanvandenberghe6664]

Très belle interprétation ! Beaucoup plus fidèle à Wagner que celle d'Alagna!

[@javiermarting]

Paul Frey just does a decent job here, far from others certainly...

[@ingemayodon5128]

Il est magnifique et sa prononciation de l'allemand est superbe. Mon Lohengrin préféré !

[@tenore8]

"Decent". I agree.

[@SymphonyBrahms]

Re-writing Wagner. Both Elsa and Ortrud are supposed to fall dead at the end of the opera.

[@capedcamish]

Oh, Ortrud, honey. I can fix you. ❤❤❤

[@stevenmathers6661]

He's good! Though the best Lohengrin i saw was Peter Hoffman in the "white" covent garden production.

[@reischerinternational-forw7576]

For me the best was James King

[@oohforf6375]

Love how Ortrud runs out right on beat lol

[@jasonhurd4379]

I saw Frey as Lohengrin at San Francisco round about 1990 or so. He lost his voice in Act II and had to mime the rest of the role while Ben Heppner sang from the side of the stage. Not a bad solution.

[@arnoackermann6584]

See all the nonsense on youtube that has thousands of like and this divine music has 651 likes. Humanity is insane

[@helmutneuwirth5196]

Schönste Arie aus der Oper Lohengrin

[@ivanmoreno_tenor]

wow amazing! who is Ortrud in this production??

[@avisnocturna8942]

Gabriele Schnaut.

[@gerdborn559]

Gabriele Schnaut

[@ivanmoreno_tenor]

Thanks!

[@markone6015]

brilliant

[@vincentlombardo9797]

mysterious, mythical? decide if you wish to enter ...

[@avirom11]

*****

[@2009Guillaume]

the ending is so stupid

[@timur4460]

Not even close to heldentenor

[@fleurdelis9939]

Terrible when you hardly understand Lohengrin’s words!

[@ingemayodon5128]

One understands every single word he sings, but of course it is in German

[@fleurdelis9939]

Inge Mayodon and I am German and dont understand a Word!

[@ingemayodon5128]

@@fleurdelis9939 I do not get it do you not speak German? I am Austrian by birth and I understand Frey perfectly .I was so surprised to find out he is Canadian. Like Ben Hepner, whom I love very much for Wagner. Have a nice day. IM PS, However, of Elsa, (Ch. Studer), I do not understand one single word!

[@fleurdelis9939]

Inge Mayodon natürlich spreche ich deutsch und habe sogar schon Lohengrin in der bayerischen Staatsoper mitgemacht,kenne also jedes Wort,es stört aber immer,wenn ein Sänger nur nachsingt,auch wenn er die Bedeutung kennt,wie Anna Netrebko.

[@ingemayodon5128]

@@fleurdelis9939 Da beneide Ich Sie drum, um den Lohengrin in der bayerischen Stastsoper! Er ist meine Lieblings Wagner Oper und die liebsten Lohengrine sind mir Frey, Hepner, Siegfried Jerusalem, und Jonas Kaufmann. Nicht unbedingt in der Reihenfolge. Netbretko mag ich nicht, weder als Person noch als Sängerin. Es tut mir leid, aber jeder hat halt verschiedene Ansichten und Ohren, und das ist auch gut so. Seit wann sind Sie in Kanada? Wir kamen hierher 1967, am Ende der Expo.

[@ajseaman3387]

Too static.

[@321abcable]

What the hell are you talking about -is he supposed to do calisthenics too?

[@ajseaman3387]

@@321abcable That would be refreshing. Plus a little ballet wouldn't go amiss.

[@AML2000]

@@ajseaman3387 Wagner had to add a ballet to Tannhäuser when it was first performed in Paris. He added it to the first act just after the overture, but the Jockey Club members didn't show up until the second act to see the ballet and rioted when they found out they missed it!

[@brunnhilde7193]

The movement is in the music. Try listening with some imagination.

[@rudolfsmolej9495]

Zuhören... alleine: .. alljährlich naht vom Himmel eine Taube.... Gesungen mit guter Technik, Orchester dazu brilliert unter Schneider... GSD konnte wir das in Bayreuth und Wien erleben..

[@garyblais8602]

Quite stiff . The phrasing needs to be changed . The Tenor has all the attributes , but a rework is needed. The best Lohengrin was Jesse Thomas . Please leave out the translations all over the screen . Its so distracting .

[@ingemayodon5128]

I agree a 100%, as far as the English translation is concerned. It is not needed or necessary.

[@eddihaskell]

The best Lohengrin was Lauritz Melchior.

[@Duketributechannel]

Wagner possente mille anime intona ai cantanti metalli... trema agli uomini il core ! Thats all !