Lohengrin (CD): Rudolf Kempe, Gottlob Frick, Jess Thomas, Elisabeth Grümmer, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Christa Ludwig, Otto Wiener
Conductor Rudolf Kempe
König Heinrich Gottlob Frick
Lohengrin Jess Thomas
Elsa Elisabeth Grümmer
Telramund Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Ortrud Christa Ludwig
Der Heerrufer Otto Wiener
Wiener Philharmoniker
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Recorded 1962/1963
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Reviews
Jess Thomas combines ardour and anguish as well as
any, and with Fischer-Dieskau a formidable (but never over-emphatic)
antagonist, and Gottlob Frick a majestic King Henry, the drama of the
opera's central conflict remains supremely immediate and powerful. As
Elsa and Ortrud, Elisabeth Grümmer
and Christa Ludwig are ideal opposites.
The
Gramophone Classical Music Guide 2008
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