Met Cast Roundtable, Lohengrin Seminar, Wagner Society of New York, March 19, 2023

Met Cast Roundtable: Lohengrin soloists in conversation at the Lohengrin Seminar, Wagner Society of New York, March 19, 2023:
Tamara Wilson (Elsa), Piotr Beczala (Lohengrin), Günther Groissböck (King Heinrich), Brian Mulligan (Herald), Errin Duane Brooks (Nobleman), Victoria Bond (moderator and interviewer)

[@wotan10950]

I saw this Lohengrin at the Met Opera. It was thrilling to be in the theater again. The singers, sets, costumes, everything was great.

[@gpfoster1966]

Thank you for uploading this. I saw the Live in HD broadcast in the theater the day before this was recorded and enjoyed it immensely. I have one question, though, that I would have liked to pose to Mr. Groissbock. When I saw Mr. Groissbock portray Hunding in the last Met's production of Die Walkure, I loved his portrayal of that character because he sang the part with a "scowl." At the time I thought that was a beautiful characterization of Hunding. But then in this production of Lohengrin, he sings with that same kind of scowl. Why? I have always viewed King Heinrich as a sympathetic character, and I thought that that was the way Mr. Groissbock was trying to portray him.