Wagner in Switzerland

Synopsis

This concert is a celebration of Richard Wagner’s 200th anniversary in 2013, featuring famous soloists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra who perform Wagner's Siegfried Idyll at his home in Tribschen, Switzerland: The original place, where he composed and world premiered the piece on the staircase in 1870 as a birthday present to his wife Cosima. The program is rounded by the Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder in the original version for female voice and piano, performed by the exceptional mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Kulman and pianist Eduard Kutrowat on Wagner's original grand piano. The performance-part is complemented by documentary features offering an insight into Richard Wagner’s life at Tribschen.

Additional Info

• No: 9712
• Composer: Wagner
• Orchestra: Soloists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra
• Artists: Elisabeth Kulman, Mezzo-soprano, Eduard Kutrowatz, Piano
• Production year: 2013
• Run time: 00:45:00
• Director: Michael Beyer, Steffen Herrmann
• Producers: ACCENTUS Music in co-production with ZDF/Arte
• Format: HDTV 16:9