20:00 Konzerthaus Berlin

Opera concert with Klaus Florian Vogt

Richard Wagner

“Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” – Prelude to Act 1

Richard Wagner

“Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” WWV 96, “Fanget an!” – Walther’s Song of Praise (Act 1, Scene 3)

Carl Maria von Weber

“Der Freischütz”, “Nein, länger trag’ ich nicht die Qualen” / “Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen” – Max’s scene and aria (Act 1)

Carl Maria von Weber

“Der Freischütz” – Overture to a Romantic opera

Richard Wagner

“Parsifal” WWV 111, “Amfortas, die Wunde!” – Parsifal’s Lament (Act 2)

Richard Wagner

“Parsifal” WWV 111, “Nur eine Waffe taugt” – Parsifal’s Realization (3. Aufzug)

Richard Wagner

“Lohengrin” WWV 75 – Prelude to Act 3

Richard Wagner

“Lohengrin” WWV 75, “In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten” – The Grail Legend of Lohengrin (Act 3)

Richard Wagner

“Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg” WWV 70, Ouverture (Dresden version)

Richard Wagner

“Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg” WWV 70, “Inbrunst im Herzen” – The Legend of Tannhäuser (Act 3)

Franz Lehár

“Friederike”, “O Mädchen, mein Mädchen” – Goethe’s aria (Act 2)

Franz Lehár

“Giuditta” – “Freunde, das Leben ist lebenswert”

Ulf Schirmer

Conductor

Klaus Florian Vogt

Tenor

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

Wagnerian Weightlessness

This connection seems like a paradox. And yet it manifests within Klaus Florian Vogt. Not a Heldentenor in the traditional sense, but a lyric singer with a powerful voice – Klaus Florian Vogt defies the role’s clichés in a way that is to be considered unique worldwide. He previously sang the role of Lohengrin in 2011 with the RSB in the grand Wagner cycle (documented on CD) under the baton of Marek Janowski. “Never before has the Swan Knight been received with such feather-light ease and relaxation. In its weightlessness, it sounds at times almost chaste,” the critics raved at the time. In this RSB opera concert, Klaus Florian Vogt and Wagner expert Ulf Schirmer present, alongside Lohengrin’s Grail narrative, arias and orchestral excerpts from “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg“, “Tannhäuser“ and “Parsifal““. Without Weber’s “Freischütz”, Wagner would not be who he is! And without Lehár’s operettas “Giuditta” or “Friederike”, Vogt would not be who he is.

 

Stories of love, power, betrayal and redemption – heroic tenor Klaus Florian Vogt brings deep emotion and radiant heights to the great Wagner roles such as Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, Parsifal and Siegfried.
Richard Wagner’s music – narrated decisively by the orchestra – together with works by Carl Maria von Weber and Franz Lehár transforms the Konzerthaus Berlin into a cathedral of sound on this evening. Ulf Schirmer conducts the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, with which Klaus Florian Vogt sang a deeply moving Lohengrin in 2012 as part of the great Wagner cycle conducted by Marek Janowski and available on CD.
Klaus Florian Vogt has appeared at all the world’s major opera houses and at renowned festivals, including Bayreuth and Salzburg. The multi-award-winning tenor was most recently honoured as ‘Best Singer’ at the Oper! Awards 2025.
There is currently no other singer who fills the role of Wagner’s Grail knight Lohengrin so convincingly.

Daniel Richter HEY JOE 2011 Öl auf Leinwand 240x180cm