Richard Wagner - Lohengrin
A dream came true at Dresden's Semperoper in May 2016 when opera superstars Piotr Beczala and Anna Netrebko made their Wagner debuts as Lohengrin and Elsa, inspired to take on their new roles by Christian Thielmann, the Dresden Staatskapelle's principal conductor and one of the leading Wagner conductors of our day. Die Welt described the performance captured here as "musically one of the finest Lohengrins of all time". Contributing to the triumph are Evelyn Herlitzius's Ortrud. Tomasz Konieczny's Telramund, Georg Zeppenfeld's King Henry and the Dresden State Opera Chorus.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Piotr BeczałaLohengrin | Lohengrin |
| AAnna NetrebkoElsa von Brabant | Elsa von Brabant |
 Georg ZeppenfeldHeinrich der Vogler | Heinrich der Vogler |
 Tomasz KoniecznyFriedrich von Telramund | Friedrich von Telramund |
 Evelyn HerlitziusOrtrud | Ortrud |
 Derek WeltonThe King's Herald | The King's Herald |
| TTom MartinsenNobleman of Brabant | Nobleman of Brabant |
| SSimeon EsperNobleman of Brabant | Nobleman of Brabant |
| MMatthias HennebergNobleman of Brabant | Nobleman of Brabant |
| TTilmann RonnebeckNobleman of Brabant | Nobleman of Brabant |
| JJana HohlfeldPage | Page |
| MMonika HarnischPage | Page |
| AAnnett EckertPage | Page |
| MMasako FurutaPage | Page |
 Christian ThielemannConductor | Conductor |