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S50 Ep21

Great Performances at the Met: Lohengrin

Premiere: 7/9/2023 | 00:00:30 |

Tenor Piotr Beczała leads the cast in the title role of the mysterious swan knight, with soprano Tamara Wilson as the virtuous duchess Elsa, falsely accused of murder, and soprano Christine Goerke as the cunning sorceress Ortrud. Bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin is Ortrud’s power-hungry husband, Telramund, and bass Günther Groissböck is King Heinrich.

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Premieres beginning Sunday, July 9 at 2 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)

Back at the Met after 17 years, this production of Wagner’s opera is directed by François Girard with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting. Tenor Piotr Beczała leads the cast in the title role of the mysterious swan knight, with soprano Tamara Wilson as the virtuous duchess Elsa, falsely accused of murder, and soprano Christine Goerke as the cunning sorceress Ortrud. Bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin is Ortrud’s power-hungry husband, Telramund, and bass Günther Groissböck is King Heinrich. Christopher Maltman hosts.
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Clip | Piotr Beczała and Tamara Wilson in Lohengrin
TRANSCRIPT

In a romantic tale of good versus evil, the mystical swan knight, Lohengrin, saves an innocent woman from villains and proposes marriage as long as she never ask his name.

Starring Piotr Becza a, Tamara Wilson and Christine Goerke and conducted by Yannick Ne zet-Se guin.

Look for Wagner'''s most popular opera, 'Lohengrin,' on Great Performances at the Met.

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