Great Performances - Season 50 - Eps 21: Great Performances at the Met: Lohengrin
Back at the Met after 17 years, this production of Wagner’s opera is directed by François Girard with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting. Tenor Piotr Beczała leads the cast in the title role of the mysterious swan knight, with soprano Tamara Wilson as the virtuous duchess Elsa, falsely accused of murder, and soprano Christine Goerke as the cunning sorceress Ortrud. Bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin is Ortrud’s power-hungry husband, Telramund, and bass Günther Groissböck is King Heinrich. Christopher Maltman hosts.
About Great Performances
Title: Great Performances
First Air Date: 1971-01-28
Last Air Date: 2025-05-16
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 5.3/10 (from 19 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 51
Total Episodes: 658
Network: PBS
Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Drama
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
Cast
Bray Poor
Narrator (voice)
