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Wagner: Lohengrin [1998 recording]
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Wagner: Lohengrin| # | Title | Sung by | |
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| 1.1 | Lohengrin, WWV 75, Romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner, first performed in 1850 - ACT I. Vorspiel | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 9:14 |
| 1.2 | “Hört! Grafen, Edle, Freie von Brabant!” (Herald, King Henry, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:41 |
| 1.3 | “Dank, König, dir, daß du zu richten kamst!” (Telramund, King Henry, Herald, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 6:43 |
| 1.4 | “Seht hin! Sie naht, die hart beklagte!” (King Henry, Elsa, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 3:29 |
| 1.5 | “Einsam in trüben Tagen” (Elsa, King Henry, Telramund, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 7:26 |
| 1.6 | “Des Ritters will ich wahren” (Elsa, King Henry, Herald, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 2:51 |
| 1.7 | “Ohn' Antwort ist der Ruf verhallt!” (Telramund, Elsa, King Henry, Herald, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:26 |
| 1.8 | “Nun sei bedankt, mein lieber Schwan!” (Lohengrin, Elsa, King Henry, Herald, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 5:13 |
| 1.9 | “Wenn ich im Kampfe für dich siege” (Lohengrin, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:06 |
| 1.10 | “Welch holde Wunder muß ich seh'n?” (Lohengrin, Telramund, King Henry, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 3:50 |
| 1.11 | “Nun höret mich, und achtet wohl” (Herald, Lohengrin, Telramund, King Henry, Elsa, Ortrud, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 6:57 |
| 1.12 | “Durch Gottes Sieg ist jetzt dein Leben mein” (Lohengrin, King Henry, Elsa, Ortrud, Telramund, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:31 |
| 1.13 | ACT II. Einleitung | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:13 |
| 1.14 | “Erhebe dich, Genossin meiner Schmach!” (Telramund, Ortrud) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 3:32 |
| 1.15 | “Was macht dich in so wilder Klage doch vergehn?” (Ortrud, Telramund) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 3:58 |
| 2.1 | ACT II (continued). “Du wilde Seherin! Wie willst du doch geheimnisvoll” (Telramund, Ortrud) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 7:24 |
| 2.2 | “Euch lüften, die mein Klagen” (Elsa, Ortrud, Telramund) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 3:45 |
| 2.3 | “Elsa!...wer ruft?” - “Entweihte Götter!” (Ortrud, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 5:29 |
| 2.4 | “Ortrud, Wo bist du?” (Elsa, Ortrud) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:04 |
| 2.5 | “Könntest du erfassen” (Ortrud, Elsa, Telramund) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 6:43 |
| 2.6 | “In früh'n versammelt uns der Ruf” (Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:48 |
| 2.7 | “Des Königs Wort und will' tu' ich euch Kund” (Herald, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 6:11 |
| 2.8 | “Nun hört! Dem Lande will er uns entführen?” (Four Nobles, Telramund, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 2:05 |
| 2.9 | “Gesegnet soll sie schreiten” (Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 5:11 |
| 2.10 | “Zurück, Elsa! Nicht länger will ich dulden” (Ortrud, Elsa, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 5:19 |
| 2.11 | “Heil! Heil dem König!” (King Henry, Elsa, Lohengrin, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 3:13 |
| 2.12 | “O König! Trugbetörte Fürsten!” (Telramund, King Henry, Lohengrin, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 5:26 |
| 2.13 | “Welch ein Geheimnis muß der Held bewahren?” (King Henry, Ortrud, Telramund, Lohengrin, Elsa, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:42 |
| 2.14 | “Mein Held, Entgegne kühn dem Ungetreuen!” (King Henry, Lohengrin, Telramund, Elsa, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 7:06 |
| 3.1 | ACT III. Vorspiel | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 2:51 |
| 3.2 | “Treulich geführt, ziehet dahin” (Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:30 |
| 3.3 | “Das süße Lied verhallt” (Lohengrin, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:15 |
| 3.4 | “Wie hehr erkenn' ich unsrer Liebe wesen!” (Lohengrin, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 3:21 |
| 3.5 | “Atmest du nicht mit mir die süßen Düfte?” (Lohengrin, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:27 |
| 3.6 | “Höchstes Vertrau'n hast du mir schon zu danken” (Lohengrin, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 7:47 |
| 3.7 | “Weh'! Nun ist all' unser Glück dahin!” (Lohengrin, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 5:39 |
| 3.8 | “Heil König Heinrich!' (King Henry, Four Nobles, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 6:21 |
| 3.9 | “Macht Platz dem Helden von Brabant!” (Lohengrin, King Henry, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 6:18 |
| 3.10 | “In fernem Land” (Lohengrin, King Henry, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 6:14 |
| 3.11 | “Mir Schwankt der Boden!” - “Mein lieber Schwan!” (Elsa, Lohengrin, King Henry, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 5:55 |
| 3.12 | “Weh! Weh! Du edler holder Mann!” (King Henry, Ortrud, Lohengrin, Elsa, Chorus) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Ben Heppner, Deborah Voigt, Deborah Polaski, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:23 |
| 4.1 | Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: February 16, 1985 ACT III. “Das süße Lied verhallt” (Lohengrin, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:14 |
| 4.2 | “Wie hehr erkenn' ich unsrer Liebe Wesen!” (Lohengrin, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 3:21 |
| 4.3 | “Atmest du nicht mit mir die süßen Düfte?” (Lohengrin, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:53 |
| 4.4 | “Höchstes Vertrau'n hast du mir schon zu danken” (Lohengrin, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 10:29 |
| 4.5 | Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: February 16, 1985 ACT II. “Euch Lüften, die mein Klagen” (Elsa, Ortrud, Telramund) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 3:53 |
| 4.6 | “Elsa!...Wer ruft - Entweihte Götter! (Ortrud, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 5:35 |
| 4.7 | “Ortrud, wo bist du?” (Elsa, Ortrud) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:07 |
| 4.8 | “Könntest du erfassen” (Ortrud, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 5:36 |
| 4.9 | Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: December 4, 1976 ACT III. “Das süße Lied verhallt” (Lohengrin, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:26 |
| 4.10 | “Wie hehr erkenn' ich unsrer Liebe Wesen!” (Lohengrin, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 2:57 |
| 4.11 | “Atmest du nicht mit mir die süßen Düfte?” (Lohengrin, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 4:37 |
| 4.12 | “Höchstes Vertrau'n hast du mir schon zu danken” (Lohengrin, Elsa) | Richard Wagner; James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Metropolitan Opera Chorus | 10:34 |
Source: MusicBrainz release group 4b99a379-1636-4f96-bd27-5b8b7805dd60 (CC0). Cover: Cover Art Archive.