San Francisco Opera Lohengrin

The prayers of a desperate woman are answered in the form of a noble warrior in Wagner's most accessible opera, which contrasts the lust for power with the search for faith. The title role is sung by Brandon Jovanovich, "a first-rate Wagner tenor" (San Francisco Chronicle) who was an electrifying Siegmund in Die Walküre (2011). As his doubt-plagued bride, soprano Camilla Nylund "evokes an affecting degree of dreamy distance in Elsa's account of her mysterious savior" (Gramophone). Daniel Slater's "thoughtful and tasteful" production (Associated Press) also features veteran WagneriansKristinn SigmundssonGerd Grochowski and Petra LangNicola Luisotticonducts his first Wagner opera for San Francisco Opera.

Lohengrin tickets are priced $5–$45 lower when included as a part of a Full or Half Series.

Sung in German with English supertitles
Approximate running time: 4 hours, 20 minutes including two intermissions

Pre-Opera Talks are free to ticketholders and take place in the main theater in the Orchestra section, 55 minutes prior to curtain.

  • Venue: War Memorial Opera House
  • Date: Sat October 20, 2012 7:00pm
  • City: San Francisco
  • Price Range: $32 - $385
  • Tickets: (415) 864-3330
Additional Dates:
Wed October 24, 2012 7:00pm
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Sun October 28, 2012 1:00pm
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Wed October 31, 2012 7:00pm
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Sat November 3, 2012 7:00pm
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Tue November 6, 2012 7:00pm
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Fri November 9, 2012 7:00pm
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Program

Performers

Camilla Nylund

Elsa Von Brabant

Gerd Grochowski

Friedrich Von Telramund

Kristinn Sigmundsson

Heinrich Der Vogler

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October 22, 2012

In a new production of Wagner's Lohengrin at the San Francisco Opera everyone is a star — great soloists, Ian Robertson's Opera Chorus, and Nicola Luisotti leading an orchestra on fire.

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