A superb display of inspired, inventive and theatrical operatic music, this CD of Lohengrin brings together an extraordinary cast: Jess Thomas in the title role as an idealised hero and a vulnerable man, the stunning Elisabeth Grummer as Elsa and Christa Ludwig and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as Ortrud and Telramund.
Conducted by Rudolf Kempe and recorded in Vienna. See our Opera CD Collection
Composer: Richard Wagner
Lohengrin: Jess Thomas
Elsa: Elisabeth Grümmer
Telramund: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Ortrud: Christa Ludwig
König Heinrich: Gottlob Frick
Herald: Otto Wiener
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Chorus Master: Richard Rossmayer
Wiener Philharmoniker
Conductor: Rudolf Kempe
Running Time: 217:17 mins
Year: 1964
Remastered: 2000