Lohengrin

Lohengrin
Live from the Bayreuth Festival

The new production of Richard Wagner's opera "Lohengrin" opened at the Bayreuth Festival in July 2018. The well-known cultural journalist, Wagner expert, and Bayreuth connoisseur Axel Brüggemann hosted the supporting program "Bayreuth - The Show" on Sky Arts HD and Sky 1.

In the studio, he discussed Richard Wagner, "Lohengrin" and the new production with Festival artists and prominent guests, including Désirée Nick, Minister of State for Culture and the Media Monika Grütters, screenwriter, author and filmmaker Marie Noëlle, soprano Alexandra Steiner, bass-baritone Albert Dohmen, tenor Daniel Behle, director of the Richard Wagner Museum Bayreuth Dr. Sven Friedrich, the artist Gerhard Batt with his swan Sita, and comedian Thomas Hermanns.

Awards
Bavarian Television Prize , 2019
Show
Completed
460 minutes
Director
Lorenz Grassl
Script
Axel Brüggemann
Matthias Greving
Justin Koch
Nadia Jaqub
Director of Photography
Volker Striemer
Film Editing
Marco Kies
Andreas Spitz
Production
Markus Fortner
Bjoern Behr
Line producer
Matthias Greving
Production Manager
Matthias Greving
Broadcaster
SKY Arts HD
SKY One