Overview

• Christian Thielemann returned to the Bayreuth Festival to conduct Wagner’s Lohengrin after a two-year hiatus.
• The revival drew enormous applause and a spontaneous standing ovation from the Festspielhaus audience.
• Piotr Beczała reprised the title role, while Elza van der Heever made her Bayreuth debut as Elsa von Brabant.
• Yuval Sharon directed the production, featuring Neo Rauch and Rosa Loy’s signature blue-hued set and costume designs.
• In 2026, Thielemann will become only the second conductor to have directed all ten Wagner operas at Bayreuth when he leads the new Ring des Nibelungen cycle.