Lohengrin

Venue: War Memorial Opera House
Date: Fri November 9, 2012 7:00pm
City: San Francisco
Price Range: $32 - $385
Tickets: (415) 864-3330

San Francisco Opera

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 Sigmundsson, Gerd Grochowski and Petra Lang. Nicola 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.