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!) It is a fascinating experience to create Parsifal and Lohengrin within the same team, since during our work on Wager’s last piece we often felt redeemed listening to the zestful music of Lohengrin, while working on Lohengrin, we dream of the complex layers of Parsifal. 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. Bayreuther Festspiele "Nie sollst Du mich befragen" Mit der Premiere einer Neuinszenierung von Richard Wagners "Lohengrin" haben die Bayreuther Festspiele auf dem Grünen Hügel begonnen. Photo: Karl Forster / Staatsoper Berlin, Stefan Herheim rehearsing. 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. Gut, das scheint auf den ersten Blick nicht viel mit Verkaufen zu tun zu haben. Instantly Telramund and the four Brabançon conspirators enter suddenly with menacing swords. Nobody had done that on the stage before. Turing: "Heil dir, Sonne!" Then he calls Telramund to the combat. Berlin, however, is a city with three opera houses which vigorously and clamorously claim to be of prime importance, but the discussions have shifted long ago into institutional bureaucracy and money while the communication of art disappears. "Nie sollst du mich befragen", fordert Lohengrin von seiner Schutzbefohlenen, für die er nicht nur im Zweikampf siegt, sondern an deren Seite er sich als Schützer von Brabant engagieren will. The Herald gives his call, and as Elsa (soprano) timidly enters with her women, the Elsa motiv appears on the wood-wind. Euch, Volk und Edlen, mach' ich kund. Telramund’s life is spared by Lohengrin, who receives the happy Elsa. 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. Day breaks. … Left alone with Lohengrin, Elsa falls into his arms. The light changed with the music, and the shadows and patterns seemed as archetypal as the music itself. Trumpet-calls answer each other from tower to tower. He accuses Elsa of fratricide. To the breath-less audience he describes the beauties and wonders of Montsalvat, where knights of pure and gentle nature guard the Holy Grail (The Grail), the mystic virtues of which are renewed yearly by a dove from the celestial regions. Umgekehrt fordert er von Elsa das gleiche Vertrauen ein: »Nie sollst du mich befragen, noch Wissens Sorge tragen, woher ich kam der Fahrt, noch wie mein Nam’ und Art.« Nach dem Sieg des Ritters über Friedrich kippt die Stimmung des Volkes zugunsten des jungen Paares von Brabant. Walhall: WLCD0250. Thus they seal their pact. Nie, Herr, soll mir die Frage kommen! Misc. Immediately the trumpets announce with great majesty and splendour the motive Lohengrin and Glory. “Nie sollst du mich befragen, noch Wissens Sorge tragen, woher ich kam der Fahrt, noch wie mein Nam’ und Art!” Så alvorligt er det ment, at Lohengrin – for sådan hedder han, vi, tilskuerne, kender navnet – må spørge to gange for at være sikker på, at Elsa nu … ACT II. IN Lohengrin each Act has its prelude, or Vorspiel. The only one to whom he will make answer is Elsa ; if she asks it, he will reveal his origin ! This revives Telramund’s spirits, and he joins his wife in a terrible vow of imprecation, ” Der Rache Werk,” sung in octaves. Tickets Heute Reduziert, Sichern Sie Ihre Sitzplätze, Deutschland Tickets 202 Nie sollst du mich befragen, noch Wissens Sorge tragen, woher ich kam der Fahrt, noch wie mein Nam' und Art.Den Versammelten … Another flourish of trumpets, and he proclaims that the strange Knight has declined the title of Duke of Brabant for that of Protector, and desires that his new subjects prepare for the King’s expeditions. Götz Thieme (göt) Profil 26. The judgment of God is heard in its original form, and the clarinets utter the phrase that we heard on the bass clarinet alone. And finally: Will we see a Ring production from the Herheim team during the 200 years’ anniversary in 2013? When we sit together and open a score for the first time, we contribute different perspectives to the work of art, its time of composition and our times as well and subsequently create a new dimension together. The bridal procession approaches. Although there have been quite a few inquiries about such an exciting venture for some time now, the Ring is not in the making by the Herheim team at the moment. 30. In great delight, she tells Elsa that the Swan is Godfrey ; if Lohengrin had remained, he would have had power to deliver the brother transformed thus by her own sorcery ! Elsa is an inspired individual who actually produces in her opening aria the redeeming work of art, Lohengrin. Akt, 3. She has asked the fatal question. As he is about to step into his boat, Lohengrin overhears this. 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. — 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. It was the year after Wieland Wagner had died; to be able to see his productions was a total knock-out. Darkness prevents her from seeing the baleful figures on the steps. Das fordert der geheimnisvolle Ritter, der zum Schutze für Elsa, Herzogin von Brabant, in einem von einem Schwan gezogenen Boot angefahren kommt. Elsa, how ever, is insistent (The Doubt and The Mystery of the Name). Stefan Herheim om samarbeidet med Gatti etc. 15. Von Götz Thieme. Von Iso Camartin , 14.02.2016 An sich ein einfaches und schönes Stück Musik, millionenfach missbraucht und verhunzt durch Kirchenorgeln und andere Arrangements bei weltweit stattfindenden hochzeitlichen Anlässen. Ortrude slinks off to die in impotent rage ; the people gather around their young ruler ; and the orchestra plays The Grail, as the curtain falls. He makes a prophecy. 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. The astonished people hail his arrival. Elsa desires a double defloration – enough of the botanical talks and on to a new dimension! How do you consider the actuality of the work (of a work like) Lohengrin today? The King orders Elsa to be brought before him. There is one favour he craves, one condition he makes ; she must never ask, nor seek to know, his name. Wagneropera.net asked him about the concept and the actuality of Lohengrin today. Hast du mich wohl vernommen? No one answers. 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. Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act I: Nie sollst du mich befragen. This legendary performance is set within a school class into which one adult, Lohengrin, gains access. 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 people try to defend her, but Telramund has another accusation ; Elsa has a secret love, and she desires to be ruler of Brabant in order to cherish her lover openly. Festive music is heard from the Palace. We have heard The Doubt constantly throughout this scene. Lohengrin turns to Elsa. Now she fancies she see the Swan (the flutes and clarinets softly sigh the motiv of The Swan), coming for her husband. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.com. The motive of The Grail, Lohengrin, and Glory are heard from the orchestra with breadth and emphasis; and now that he has departed, the Lohengrin motiv is sorrowfully repeated in the minor. The Mystery of the Name is softly murmured by the wood-wind to the accompaniment of the stuffed horn. The first complete cycle is planned in June 2021. musst Eines du geloben mir: - Nie sollst du mich befragen, noch Wissens Sorge tragen, woher ich kam der Fahrt, noch wie mein Nam und Art! Juli 2010 - 18:54 Uhr. The King presents the bride to her husband, Elsa’s women remove her long mantle ; and pages, Lohengrin’s cloak. The Herald announces that the Knight’s marriage will take place this morning. The striking of those two worlds initiates the spark with which we then light the fire of interpretation and creation. There is hardly a performance during which I so clearly felt that opera is alive and art matters! As Telramund taunts Elsa, the bass clarinet utters a significant phrase, —a variation of The judgment of God. 3:46 Listen Now Buy: £0.99 14. This record comes from the collection of a former DGG director ! The frightened Elsa follows, and The Mystery of the Name from the orchestra, gloomy and sad, joined to The Doubt and followed by the motiv of Elsa, reminds us of all that has happened. Telramund and Ortrude, miserably clad, are sitting on the steps of the church. The Elsa motiv re-appears, somewhat changed, however, and The Grail; and during her narrative, the bold, musical theme descriptive of Lohengrin is announced on the flutes, oboe, and cor anglais to the accompaniment of harp and strings tremolo. Ortrude approaches, and humbly enlists Elsa’s sympathy, and to such an extent that Elsa promises to be-friend her. Lohengrin: Act One - Nie sollst du mich befragen. Lohengrin instructs it to return to the distant country from which they came, and gazes after it as the bird sails up the river. "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. They take everything personally. Instantly, Godfrey, the young Duke of Brabant, steps upon the bank and runs to Elsa, who is momentarily overjoyed ; but again she faints in the arms of her women, for Lohengrin is now in his boat, which the dove is bearing away. Grafen, Edle, Freie von Brabant). Evans: At the time I hadn’t realised what a powerful impact it made, Johanna 4662) However, it was not one of the Three Pieces fom Lohengrin published in 1877; they were 1. Lohengrin, Act I Scene 3: Nun hort! Why does he not reveal his origin, his home, his country ? Stefan and I have worked together now for 10 years – we met during our studies in Hamburg and I was the dramaturg for his very first performance, ”Die Zauberflöte”. She must know his name. Once more he asks Elsa if she trusts in him, and if she desires to question him. Do you watch – or study – other productions when you prepare for a new production? Lohengrin drives the latter away. 02:54 What kind of concept do you (and the rest of the Herheim team) start out with in your forthcoming production of Lohengrin? LOHENGRIN (gesteigert, sehr ernst) Elsa! His ardent, passionate and somewhat naive belief in authoritarian guidance is of central interest to our starting point. — The curtain rises on the banks of the Scheldt, near Antwerp, which winds through the landscape. Not unlike the Parsifal figure, the person of Lohengrin stands out as a kind of saviour. A flourish of trumpets is heard ; and the curtain rises. Richard Wagner - Lohengrin 1. Elsa promises that she will gain her lover’s sympathy for Ortrude, and Ortrude shall be one of her bridal train. Henry appoints witnesses, and the Herald proclaims the laws of the combat. Ortrude is so grateful that she will give Elsa a valuable hint. She tries to keep him, and the King and his subjects add their entreaties to hers. ‘With greater distress, the Knight announces that his wife, under the evil influence of his enemies, has broken her vow. The Doubt, The Mystery of the Name, and The Dark Plots are the chief motive in this scene; and, as King Henry enters the church with Lohengrin and Elsa, The King’s Call reappears. (Patrick Carnegy to The Guardian). Good art requires dialogue – sometimes just between work and viewer, but more often – always in opera – between different entities. Telramund informs him the Duke of Brabant left a daughter, Elsa, and a son, Godfrey. Do I believe in the auratic magic of Lohengrin? 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 ! Of the latter’s education he had charge. With music streaming on Deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, … 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. Lohengrin: Act One - Nie sollst du mich befragen. Lohengrin: Act One - Nun hört ! He kisses Elsa, who faints, and walks towards his boat. Bayreuther „Lohengrin“ Nie sollst du mich befragen! The King offers a prayer, “Mein Herr und Gott, nun ruf’ ich dich, which is followed by a quintette with chorus. There is one favour he craves, one condition he makes ; she must never ask, nor seek to know, his name. The Dark Plots murmur from the orchestra. “Nie sollst du mich befragen, noch Wissens Sorge tragen, woher ich kam der Fahrt, noch wie mein Nam und Art.” (Never shall you ask me nor trouble yourself to know, from where I journeyed, nor what is my name and origin!) Elsa rushes for Lohengrin’s, and, taking it from her, he kills Telramund instantly. But for Stefan and me, there is one production of Lohengrin that has influenced us immensely, because we saw it during our years of study in Hamburg: Peter Konwitschny’s staging of Lohengrin. In the bedchamber scene in the third act, however, we witness how Elsa longs for names and classifications, while Lohengrin symbolically raves about the enchanting perfume of flowers in the dark night. 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. 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. beginning with the line ‘Nie sollst du mich befragen’, literally translated as ‘Never shall you ask me’) also reveals problems that provide possible further insight into his character. She puts the question boldly now, and The Mystery of the Name bursts from the orchestra. 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 ! 3:23 Listen Now Buy: £0.99 In MP3 Basket View MP3 Basket 13. The Herald gives a second call. They take the oath of fealty. Nie sollst du mich befragen. Listen to Wagner: Lohengrin by Hugh Thompson on Deezer. 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. By Richard Wagner Torsten Ralf, Leo Blech. WHAT SHOULD WE MAKE OF THE PUZZLING “NIE SOLLST DU MICH BEFRAGEN” [NEVER SHALL YOU ASK ME]? What exactly is your, the dramaturg's, role in the Herheim team? Telramund will aid Ortrude in her Dark Plots ! Lohengrin tells her she need not fear; his home is one of grandeur; his rank more exalted than the King’s; but he still is unwilling to satisfy her. Richard Wagner: Lohengrin | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra to stream in hi-fi, or to download in True CD Quality on Qobuz.com Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Wagner: Lohengrin - Otto Klemperer on AllMusic ... "Nie sollst du mich befragen" Richard Wagner. She had seen him in a dream before he came to her ; he was led by Love to her side. Elsa is disturbed ; but she will not doubt her lover. Having studied cello, before directing, Stefan is a prime musician with perfect hearing, while I studied German and American literature as well as art history. By Richard Wagner Torsten Ralf, Leo Blech. A martial procession hails the entrance of King Henry, who thanks the Brabançon nobles for their expressions of loyalty. (What about Elsa?). Alas ! Here The judgment of God is conspicuous. The King keeps his seat ; Elsa looks upon the stranger with charmed gaze ; and Telramund and Ortrude manifest astonishment and malevolence. Ortrude offers a prayer to her pagan gods, Wotan and Freïa ; but when Elsa re-enters, she again becomes humble. Again we are on the banks of the Scheldt : precisely the same landscape as in Act I. In it stands a knight in silver armour. He embraces Elsa, and, proclaiming her innocence, places her under the King’s protection. King Henry asks the reason of the trouble, and Elsa begs Lohengrin to protect her from Ortrude. Telramund hides; the porter opens the gate ; servants go to the fountain to draw water ; four trumpeters sound The King’s Call ; and people move about. During our long preparatory work for a production we listen to very different recordings while we read the score. The men’s quarters in the Palace at the back, with the lighted windows ; to the left, the women’s quarters, with a balcony; also the porch of the cathedral; further back, the town-gate. ACT III. Elsa! The guardian of the Holy Grail must not reveal his secret to mankind ; if so, he will lose the supernatural power bestowed upon him. Elsa can trust him no longer. The curtain rises upon the inner court of the Palace at Antwerp. Lohengrin, divining the dark schemes of Telramund, sends him off. The belief in a higher order, in spiritual guidance is evident, but we have translated that into a theatrical mode – marionettes. Are we willing and able to accept the auratic magic of art or do we analyse and question it until the enchantment is gone and we are left with antiseptic answers? We very rarely watch excerpts from DVD productions – and if, then usually once our concept is already formed. Owing to King Henry’s nobility and purity, Germany shall not be invaded by barbarians. Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act I: Nun hört! Beneath a large oak sits Henry the Fowler, the Emperor of Germany (bass), surrounded by his Saxon knights. Meant Something in those Conditions, Daniel Slater: Lohengrin removes the chain binding the Swan, which dives into the river. Euch, Volk und Edlen, mach' ich kund The idea of transfiguration or metamorphosis is of utter importance, but the system in which it works here is not so much religion. ACT I. Ortrude wonders why Telramund did not use such magnificent scorn as this upon the knight; he might have been vanquished ! Marionettes used in Stefan Herheim's production of Lohengrin. In order to talk more intimately to her, Elsa leaves the balcony. She had better not trust this mysterious lover; may he not depart as he came ? The four conspirators fall at his feet and Elsa faints in his arms. Dezsö Ernster, Category: Artist, Top Tracks: Lohengrin : Act One - Einsam in trüben Tagen, Lohengrin : Act One - Des Ritters will ich wahren, Fidelio op.72 / Act 1: "Mir ist so wunderbar", Lohengrin : Act One - Nie sollst du mich befragen, Lohengrin : Act One - Zum Kampf für eine Magd zu steh'n, Monthly Listeners: 31, Where People Listen: Dallas, New York City, Tel Aviv, Rotterdam, Valkenswaard Examination of Lohengrin’s ‘Frageverbot’ edict (i.e. (Keith Warner, The Guardian), "I have never come across an audience with so much hatred, so much anger, such a thirst for revenge. He is one of the Knights of the Grail; his father, Parsifal, is their first priest-king ; his own name is Lohengrin. Lohengrin addresses the Swan in words that are not understood by the people; he wishes he could see it freed from the spell that holds it ! (Lance Ryan on the audiences at Bayreuth), "People sometimes complain that Wagner operas are too long, that they get stiff and sore about 10.30 because they have rushed in to hear one of his works straight from work and are not properly prepared for listening to his music. The prelude to the first Act is constructed entirely upon the motiv of The Grail. She fell asleep, and dreamed of a knight in shining armour. Aber einen Satz des Ritters Lohengrin aus der Oper von Richard Wagner sollten Sie kennen: „Nie sollst Du mich befragen!“ Seine Auserwählte Elsa hielt sich nicht daran – und schnell war Lohengrin … 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. Ortrude is also of noble birth. At this moment a boat comes down the river drawn by a swan. The Dark Plots, The Doubt, and The Mystery of the Name are significantly mingled in the orchestra. Lohengrin is not an opera of ideas, in which the heathen world competes with a Christian one, but an opera of beliefs. 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. Lohengrin takes the grief-stricken Elsa in his arms to bid her farewell. Ortrude accompanies her into the Palace, and Telramund, from his hiding-place, utters maledictions. Elsa kneels in prayer (” Du trugest zu ihm meine Klage “). Theorin: Isolde is incredibly intense, and that really suits me, Anne (noch bestimmter) Nie sollst du mich befragen, noch Wissens Sorge tragen, Euch, Volk und Edlen, mach' ich kund. Would that he had a weapon to strike her dead ! Weiner Staatsoper (rec.1936/12/19 L) KOCH SCHWANN/3-1467-2(Austria)2CDs Lohengrin pretends not to hear her, and leads her to the window to enjoy the sweetness of the night. Now Lohengrin appears alone and sad. During opening night people were divided into booing their brains out and applauding enthusiastic ovations – unfulfilled expectations met with new experiences. Photo: Karl Forster / Staatsoper Berlin. The King freely pardons the Knight’s act of self-defence. In my view Lohengrin is a transcendence whose name you cannot ask – it is almost a definition of art. The latter is agitated, and his adherents suggest that he withdraws; but Telramund answers the challenge. 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 … Euch, Volk und Edlen, mach' ich kund (Lohengrin… — 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. There is no response. All the activity of the day begins. Who is this Knight ? He must have grave reasons for keeping this secret, if he forbids his bride to demand it ! 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. How do you handle the problematic of redemption or religious transfiguration in Lohengrin? Heaven sent him to protect her, and in her hour of need he will appear (” Einsam in trüben Tagen ” ).
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