The guardian of the Holy Grail must not reveal his secret to mankind ; if so, he will lose the supernatural power bestowed upon him. Why does he not reveal his origin, his home, his country ? The King orders the combat to be proclaimed, and the Herald and his trumpeters sound a call at the four cardinal points. Now, if Telramund had only wounded him ever so slightly, the charm would have ceased ! (Patrick Carnegy to The Guardian). A martial procession hails the entrance of King Henry, who thanks the Brabançon nobles for their expressions of loyalty. He accuses Elsa of fratricide. The Herald-at-Arms sounds The King’s Call, and proclaims Telramund banished ; any one affording him protection shall suffer the same fate ! Lohengrin---Paul Kötter Elza---Margarethe Teschemacher König Heinrich---Herbert Alsen Telramund---Emil Schipper. Hast du mich wohl vernommen? There is one favour he craves, one condition he makes ; she must never ask, nor seek to know, his name. Darkness prevents her from seeing the baleful figures on the steps. During opening night people were divided into booing their brains out and applauding enthusiastic ovations – unfulfilled expectations met with new experiences. Now the orchestra calls out his motiv in the boldest tone, and then wails forth The judgment of God as the awed people grieve. The first complete cycle is planned in June 2021. … Again the Grail is heard, and The Mystery of the Name. 15. Lohengrin takes the grief-stricken Elsa in his arms to bid her farewell. She fell asleep, and dreamed of a knight in shining armour. Ortrude is also of noble birth. He embraces Elsa, and, proclaiming her innocence, places her under the King’s protection. The belief in a higher order, in spiritual guidance is evident, but we have translated that into a theatrical mode – marionettes. These bare stagings, where everything was done with lighting. Richard Wagner - Lohengrin 1. His ardent, passionate and somewhat naive belief in authoritarian guidance is of central interest to our starting point. The judgment of God reminds us of the combat and of eternal justice; a bell tolls, and, as Lohengrin announces to the astonished people that he will reveal his origin before the King, for Elsa has desired it, The Mystery of the Name is heard again, followed by The Grail. He had hoped to restore Godfrey; if he should ever return she must give him, in the name of Lohengrin, this horn, to protect him in danger; this sword, an invincible weapon ; and this ring, from the champion of the defenceless. Thus they seal their pact. Peter Konwitschny's production of Lohengrin takes place in a classroom. Once more he asks Elsa if she trusts in him, and if she desires to question him. Noch bestimmter. He wears his silver armour. Das fordert der geheimnisvolle Ritter, der zum Schutze für Elsa, Herzogin von Brabant, in einem von einem Schwan gezogenen Boot angefahren kommt. To his words, “Leb’ wohl, Leb’ wohl, mein lieber Schwan,” the Harmony of the Swan is given out by the two oboes, clarinet, and cor anglais. He will lead them. Again the Grail is heard, and The Mystery of the Name. The idea of transfiguration or metamorphosis is of utter importance, but the system in which it works here is not so much religion. — The curtain rises on the banks of the Scheldt, near Antwerp, which winds through the landscape. The Herald gives a second call. "Nie sollst du mich befragen!" Eleven bars later a second motiv, also associated with Ortrude, The Doubt, appears on the violoncello and the bassoon. If you don’t know his name, you cannot summon him and you avoid the risk of his being hijacked, let’s say by politics. If Elsa’s curiosity should be aroused regarding the origin of the mysterious stranger, if they could only make her doubt and break her vow, the spell would be broken ! Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Wagner: Lohengrin - Otto Klemperer on AllMusic. 4662) However, it was not one of the Three Pieces fom Lohengrin published in 1877; they were 1. Lohengrin orders the nobles to bear Telramund to the King, and, summoning Elsa’s women, bids them array their mistress, as Telramund’s body is borne off. To his great distress, Godfrey disappeared mysteriously when walking one day with his sister; he was so shocked at the murder Elsa must have committed, that he rejected her hand and married Ortrude. — The Wedding-March opens the prelude to Act HI, and, as the curtain rises upon the bridal chamber, the bridal procession, singing an epithalamium, Treulich gefuhrt, escorts Elsa and Lohengrin. LOHENGRIN gesteigert, sehr ernst. Since we will be working with string puppets, it is rather difficult to clearly state in a few words, what kind of "person" Lohengrin is. she cannot utter his for she does not know it ! Misc. The people nearest the river are excited. Will the Berlin Lohengrin be influenced in a similar way? IN Lohengrin each Act has its prelude, or Vorspiel. Telramund upbraids Ortrude for having led him into disgrace ; Ortrude has made him forfeit honour. Elsa, how ever, is insistent (The Doubt and The Mystery of the Name). We have heard The Doubt constantly throughout this scene. Elsa assures him that she has perfect confidence in him. He must have grave reasons for keeping this secret, if he forbids his bride to demand it ! She puts the question boldly now, and The Mystery of the Name bursts from the orchestra. Here he sings as he did in Act I, when he charged her not to ask The Mystery of the Name, but now to the words, ” Nun hat sie ihren theurn Schwur gebrochen.” He will reveal his origin, but it will cost Elsa and himself all their happiness ! ACT II. It was the year after Wieland Wagner had died; to be able to see his productions was a total knock-out. Lohengrin turns to Elsa. Apart from providing inspiring material during the concept-period, I draft the program and write texts which allow the viewers to gain access to the performance via a verbal road as well. How do you handle the problematic of redemption or religious transfiguration in Lohengrin? Photo: Karl Forster / Staatsoper Berlin, What kind of person is Lohengrin in your production? Naturally enough, the Lohengrin motiv accompanies him. Then the eight violins, three flutes, two oboes, one cor anglais, two clarinets, one bass clarinet, and strings unite to describe the mysteries of Montsalvat. The latter hails his victory in an enthusiastic phrase, ” O find’ ich Jubelweisen,” taken up by the’ chorus and developed with the motiv of Glory. Who is this Knight ? This record comes from the collection of a former DGG director ! — A trill on the kettle-drums opens the prelude and continues while a new motiv, Ortrude’s Dark Plots, a phrase of ten bars, appears on the violoncello. He is one of the Knights of the Grail; his father, Parsifal, is their first priest-king ; his own name is Lohengrin. The King offers a prayer, “Mein Herr und Gott, nun ruf’ ich dich, which is followed by a quintette with chorus. Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act I: Nie sollst du mich befragen. Ortrude invented that story of Elsa’s crime in the forest ; she made him reject the heiress of Brabant ; she pretended that, as the last of the Radbod line, she had a claim to the throne of Brabant ! Already under his protection, she will await that mysterious knight ! The King presents the bride to her husband, Elsa’s women remove her long mantle ; and pages, Lohengrin’s cloak. Then he calls Telramund to the combat. Not unlike the Parsifal figure, the person of Lohengrin stands out as a kind of saviour. Nie, Herr, soll mir die Frage kommen! ELSA (leise, fast bewusstlos) Nie, Herr, soll mir die Frage kommen! 3:23 Listen Now Buy: £0.99 In MP3 Basket View MP3 Basket 13. At each thrust, The judgement of God sounds from the orchestra, treated in canon, and, as Lohengrin strikes his adversary, the Lohengrin motiv is again heard on the trumpets and trombones. Ortrude is so grateful that she will give Elsa a valuable hint. Walhall: WLCD0250. The Herald announces that the Knight’s marriage will take place this morning. Photo: Karl Forster / Staatsoper Berlin. He will be near her nuptial chamber; she need only call to him. Elsa promises that she will gain her lover’s sympathy for Ortrude, and Ortrude shall be one of her bridal train. This melancholy and impressive motiv he announces himself on the words, “Nie sollst du mich befragen.” He repeats this twice, the last time in a higher key. (Benjamin Britten to Alan Blyth, Gramophone), "I was bowled over. Good art requires dialogue – sometimes just between work and viewer, but more often – always in opera – between different entities. Telramund will aid Ortrude in her Dark Plots ! The Dark Plots murmur from the orchestra. (noch bestimmter) Nie sollst du mich befragen, noch Wissens Sorge tragen, Juli 2010 - 18:54 Uhr. By Richard Wagner Torsten Ralf, Leo Blech. There is no response. Elsa is disturbed, but she will not seek to penetrate the mystery; the King and the Brabançon nobles are satisfied; but Telramund and Ortrude, standing aside, watch Elsa, noting with interest that the poison has taken effect. His words increase Elsa’s curiosity. There is so much in these bloody pieces, all you can do is try to live up to them." “LOHENGRIN”, also called the tale of the “Swan Knight”, is one of the most famous operas by Richard Wagner and which abounds with worldwide popular works such as “Nie sollst Du mich befragen” (“Never ask me”) or “Treulich geführt (“Here comes the bride”) among others. The judgment of God is heard in its original form, and the clarinets utter the phrase that we heard on the bass clarinet alone. Listen to Wagner: Lohengrin by Hugh Thompson on Deezer. His reiteration of "Nie sollst du mich befragen" is bitingly insistent; "In fernem Land" is masterfully structured: hushed, triumphant, reverent, and proud by turns; but "Mein lieber Schwann," though achingly tender, is marred by Domingo's theatrically correct but sonically muffled turning away to address his upstage swan. Ortrude wonders why Telramund did not use such magnificent scorn as this upon the knight; he might have been vanquished ! Telramund and Ortrude, miserably clad, are sitting on the steps of the church. Eugen Jochum – Lohengrin (Wagner) ... A4 Nie Sollst Du Mich Befragen. Alexander Meier-Dörzenbach is the dramaturg in Stefan Herheim's team - now rehearsing a new production of Lohengrin at Staatsoper unter den Linden in Berlin (premiere 4 April). 16. It distressed him to learn, on his arrival, of the civil dissensions in this province, and he asks Telramund to explain why Brabant is without a prince and what is the trouble. Nie Sollst Du Mich Befragen: B1: Treulich Geführt: B2: Das Süße Lied Verhallt: B3: In Fernem Land: B4: Mein Lieber Schwan (Finale) Credits Baritone Vocals – Hans Braun; Bass Vocals ... Lohengrin … Here The judgment of God is conspicuous. The curtain rises upon the inner court of the Palace at Antwerp. Marionettes used in Stefan Herheim's production of Lohengrin. Immediately the trumpets announce with great majesty and splendour the motive Lohengrin and Glory. Nachdem Lohengrin ursprünglich allen und insbesondere der von ihm geretteten und geehelichten Elsa von Brabant verboten hatte, ihn nach Namen und Herkunft zu fragen („Nie sollst du mich befragen, noch Wissens Sorge tragen, woher ich kam der Fahrt, noch wie mein Nam’ und Art!“), ließ Elsa sich gleichwohl zu dieser Frage hinreißen. already reeked of tragedy. 3:46 Listen Now Buy: £0.99 14. However, the historical-political dimension of time is not really the most fascinating and actual focus. The audience, as much as the artists, must be prepared for a performance." We have done Rheingold in Riga and Bergen, but this ”Vorabend” just opened a window to the immense building of the cycle. The striking of those two worlds initiates the spark with which we then light the fire of interpretation and creation. By Richard Wagner Torsten Ralf, Leo Blech. Grafen, Edle, Freie von Brabant). There is one favour he craves, one condition he makes ; she must never ask, nor seek to know, his name. The four conspirators fall at his feet and Elsa faints in his arms. With his arrival we have a tenoral hero and opera seems to work just fine! No one answers. Lohengrin leads her to the couch on the right, and they sing their duet, Das Süsse Lied verhallt. (Claude Debussy on Parsifal), "The thing about Wagner is that there can be no true success in any production of his operas, only degrees of failure. May Heaven give him wisdom to deal with this case ! Telramund joins them, and craftily details his new scheme for a combat. The creation of the self through love and death, Sharon String puppets used in Stefan Herheim's production of Lohengrin. WHAT SHOULD WE MAKE OF THE PUZZLING “NIE SOLLST DU MICH BEFRAGEN” [NEVER SHALL YOU ASK ME]? Once we have decided on which content to tell with the plot and rehearsals start, I am the first viewer during creation and perceive and criticize what’s going on. Having written my dissertation on Gertrude Stein and the art of modernism and working as a professor at the university, I often work with an analytical approach including a historical-cultural background, while Stefan has an exuberant theatrical instinct and imagination. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.com. Lohengrin nie sollst du mich befragen. Lohengrin pretends not to hear her, and leads her to the window to enjoy the sweetness of the night. Stefan Herheim rehearsing Lohengrin at Staatsoper Berlin. What kind of concept do you (and the rest of the Herheim team) start out with in your forthcoming production of Lohengrin? The human being does not seem to be able to take the enchantment – the heart decays. 3:54 PREVIEW Lohengrin: In fernem Land. This clashing of cultures – spiritual existence and human being, but also man and woman – is at the oscillating center of the work. Lohengrin is not an opera of ideas, in which the heathen world competes with a Christian one, but an opera of beliefs. Roused from her ecstasy, Elsa throws herself at his feet, replying that she has already done so ; then he asks if she will become his wife after he has proved her innocence. Opposite are Frederick von Telramund, a Brabançon count (baritone), and Ortrude, his wife (mezzo-soprano), with the people of Brabant. "Hell,König Heinrich-Nie sollst du mich befragen" 1.Aufzug "Was er verbirgt,wohl brächt'es ihm Gefahren" 1.Aufzug "Du Armste Kannst wohl nie ermessen" 2.Aufzug. Nie sollst du mich befragen: Alexander Meier-Dörzenbach about the new production of Lohengrin at Staatsoper in Berlin Alexander Meier-Dörzenbach: Since we will be working with string puppets, it is rather difficult to state what kind of "person" Lohengrin is. The martial music and the constant  military cheering was thus reduced to a playful lightness, but the love story between the grown powerful man and the intimidated young Elsa (unforgettable in this role: Inga Nielsen, who died much too early a year ago!) What exactly is your, the dramaturg's, role in the Herheim team? Kennen Sie Lohengrin? Just before the curtain falls, The Grail and The Mystery of the Name remind us that upon this secret and its revelation the whole tragedy unfolds. Owing to King Henry’s nobility and purity, Germany shall not be invaded by barbarians. Theorin: Isolde is incredibly intense, and that really suits me, Anne Lohengrin: "Nie sollst Du mich befragen!" Lohengrin, Act I Scene 3: Nun hort! Now Lohengrin appears alone and sad. Taking Lohengrin as the "seltsam Wunder", the ”unerhörtes, nie geseh’nes Wunder”, questions of creation and perception of art arise and we will definitely plant those questions onto the field of artistic reference in Germany’s capital. Wagneropera.net asked him about the concept and the actuality of Lohengrin today. Er verbietet ihr damit mahnend, jemals nach seinem Namen und seiner Herkunft zu fragen, bevor er sich dem König gegenüber bereit erklärt, mit dem Schwert für Elsas Unschuld zu zeugen.
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