New production of ‘Lohengrin’ at Staatsoper Berlin

On Sunday, December 13, René Pape stars as Heinrich der Voglerthe in the Staatsoper unter den Linden’s live stream of Wagner’s romantic opera Lohengrin. Marking the debut and premiere of  Spanish stage director Calixto Bieito’s new production, Matthias Pintscher conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin and Staatsopernchor.

Pape shares the stage with a star-studded roster of artists, including Roberto Alagna as the title role, Vida Miknevičiūtė as Elsa von Brabant, Martin Gantner as Friedrich von Telramund, Ekaterina Gubanova as Ortrud, and Adam Kutny as Heerrufer Des Königs.

The live stream will be available on ARTE, ARTE TV, and Staatsoper Berlin’s official website at 10:15 p.m. CET on Dec. 13, 2020. It will also be available as VoD on Staatsoper Berlin’s official website for 30 days after the premiere.