Richard Wagner: Lohengrin – Klaus Florian Vogt

Recorded live in the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden in June 2006

In an interpretation as exciting as it is convincing, Nikolaus Lehnhoff accentuates Wagner’s Lohengrin as a dramatic struggle between femininity and masculinity, revenge and passion. The powerful playing of the top-class interpreters is almost reminiscent of Strindberg’s plays, and with its musical quality meeting the highest standards, this Lohengrin of the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden sets a milestone for decades to come. With his extraordinarily transparent interpretation of the title role, Klaus Florian Vogt leads an inspired performance to rarely reached heights. Stephan Braunfels’ and Kent Nagano’s musical analysis in the supplementary material complete this production recorded at the highest technical level.

Bonus Feature: Never Shalt Thou Ask of Me – A documentary film by Reiner E. Moritz, including interviews with Nikolaus Lehnhoff, Stephan Braunfels, Bettina Walter, Kent Nagano and leading members of the cast.