Held wider Willen: Lohengrin an der Oper Stuttgart

By Alexandra Richter, 14 January 2020

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“Behle lieferte er ein eindringliches Psychogramm eines Helden wider Willen”

Reviewed at Staatsoper Stuttgart, Stuttgart on 12 January 2020

Wagner, Lohengrin

Staatsoper Stuttgart

Cornelius Meister, Conductor

Árpád Schilling, Director

Raimund Orfeo Voigt, Set Designer

Tina Kloempken, Costume Designer

Daniel Behle, Lohengrin

Okka von der Damerau, Ortrud

David Steffens, Heinrich der Vogler

Simon Neal, Friedrich von Telramund

Simone Schneider, Elsa von Brabant

Shigeo Ishino, The King's Herald

Torsten Hofmann, 1st Nobleman of Brabant

Heinz Göhrig, 2nd Nobleman of Brabant

Andrew Bogard, 3rd Nobleman of Brabant

Jasper Leever, 4th Nobleman of Brabant

Tamás Bányai, Lighting Designer

Miron Hakenbeck, Dramaturgy

Manuel Pujol, Choirmaster / chorus director

Staatsopernchor Stuttgart

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Alexandra Richter

Alexandra hat Medienwissenschaften studiert und arbeitet als Filmproduzentin in Frankfurt. Tagsüber sind die Kunstausstellungen und Museen ganz Europas ihr zu Hause. Die Abende verbringt sie gern in der Oper und im Konzertsaal. Hier liegen ihre Schwerpunkte bei Romantischen Komponist*innen, wie Schubert und Wagner. Aber auch zeitgenössische und moderne Musik finden immer wieder Beachtung.