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London Symphony Orchestra
Edinburgh Festival Chorus Claudio Abbado (conductor) Siegfried Jerusalem (tenor) Rosalind Plowright (mezzo-soprano) Robert Lloyd (bass) 
Lohengrin: Siegfried Jerusalem; Elsa: Rosalind Plowright; Ortrud: Eva Randova; Friedrich von Telramund: Hartmut Welker; Konig Heinrich: Robert Lloyd. Chorus: Edinburgh Festival Chorus. Recording of a concert performance in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh (August 1984).
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Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera (New York City)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (New York) Maurice Abravanel (conductor) Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) René Maison (tenor) Karin Branzell (contralto) 
Lohengrin: Rene Maison / Elsa: Kirsten Flagstad / Ortrud: Karin Branzell / Friedrich von Telramund: Julius Huehn / Konig Heinrich: Ludwig Hofmann / Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Arnold Gabor / Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera / Chorus: Metropolitan Opera / Conductor: Maurice Abravanel / 1937
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Staatskapelle Berlin
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin Daniel Barenboim (conductor) Peter Seiffert (tenor) 
Lohengrin: Peter Seiffert; Elsa: Emily Magee; Ortrud: Deborah Polaski;
Friedrich von Telramund: Falk Struckmann; Konig Heinrich: Rene Pape; Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Roman Trekel. 1998.
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Orchestra Teatro alla Scala (Milano)
Daniel Barenboim (conductor) Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor) Annette Dasch (soprano)
Very nice performance of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner.
Daniel Barenboim is conducting the Orchestra of the Milan Scala. Live performance recorded by RAI 7th december 2012.
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Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera (New York City)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (New York) Artur Bodanzky (conductor) Lotte Lehmann (Soprano) Lauritz Melchior Friedrich Schorr (bass baritone) 
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English National Opera Orchestra
Nicholas Braithwaite (conductor) Alberto Remedios (Tenor) Margaret Curphey (Soprano) Clifford Grant (Bass) 
Live - 25 September 1971 - London Coliseum - In English - Alberto Remedios (Lohengrin), Margaret Curphey (Elsa), Clifford Grant (King Henry), Raimund Herincx (Telramund), Judith Turner (Ortrud), Terence Sharpe (Herald), Robin Donald, John Delaney, Tom McDonall, Robert Lloyd (Nobles) - English National Opera Chorus - Please nore that this recording has a faint rumble.
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Orchestra Teatro Colon
Fritz Busch (conductor) René Maison (tenor) Marjorie Lawrence (soprano) Alexander Kipnis (basso) 
Lohengrin - Rene Maison, Elsa - Germaine Hoerner, Ortrud - Marjorie Lawrence, Telramund - Fred Destal, Koenig Heinrich - Alexander Kipnis, Heerrufer - Fritz Krenn. Teatro Colon Chorus and Orchestra. September 17, 1936, Buenos Aires.
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Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
André Cluytens (conductor) Leonie Rysanek (soprano) Sandor Konya (tenor) Eberhard Waechter (baritone) 
Lohengrin - Sandor Konya, Elsa - Leonie Rysanek, Ortrud - Astrid Varnay, Friedrich von Telramund - Ernest Blanc, Konig Heinrich - Keith Engen, Der Heerrufer des Konigs - Eberhard Wachter (Waechter). Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival, October 1958.
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Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis (conductor) Ben Heppner (Tenor) Eva Marton (Soprano) Sergey Lieferkus (baritone) 
Lohengrin: Ben Heppner, Elsa: Sharon Sweet, Ortrud: Eva Marton, Friedrich von Telramund: Sergei Leiferkus, Konig Heinrich: Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Bryn Terfel. 1994.
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Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse
Theodor Guschlbauer (conductor) Evelyne Brunner (Soprano) Nadine Denize (mezzo-soprano) 
Live - 26 October 1985 - Mulhouse - with Byung Woon Kang, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Pierre le Hemonet - Opera national du Rhin Chorus
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Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
Eugen Jochum (conductor) Birgit Nilsson (soprano) Theo Adam (bass-baritone) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) 
Lohengrin: Wolfgang Windgassen, Elsa: Birgit Nilsson, Ortrud: Astrid Varnay, Friedrich von Telramund: Hermann Uhde, Konig Heinrich: Theo Adam, Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. 1954.
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Berliner Philharmoniker
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin Herbert von Karajan (conductor) Rene Kollo (tenor) Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano) Siegmund Nimsgern (bass-baritone) 
Lohengrin - Rene Kollo, Elsa - Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Friedrich - Siegmund Nimsgern, Ortud - Dunja Vejzovic, King Henry the Fowler - Karl Ridderbusch, the King`s Herald - Robert Kerns. December 1975, March 1976 & May 1981.
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Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
Joseph Keilberth (conductor) Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor) Astrid Varnay (soprano / mezzo-soprano) Josef Greindl (bass) 
Lohengrin: Wolfgang Windgassen, Elsa: Eleanor Steber, Ortrud: Astrid Varnay, Friedrich von Telramund: Hermann Uhde, Konig Heinrich: Josef Greindl, Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Hans Braun. 1953.
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Wiener Philharmoniker
Vienna State Opera Choir Rudolf Kempe (conductor) Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Jess Thomas (tenor) 
Lohengrin - Jess Thomas, Elsa von Brabant - Elisabeth Gruemmer, Ortrud - Christa Ludwig, Friedrich von Telramund - Dietrich Fischer-Diskau, Koenig Heinrich der Vogler - Gottlob Frick, der Heerrufer des Koenigs - Otto Wiener. Recorded in 1962-63.
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Bayerische Staatsoper Orchester
Bavarian State Opera Choir Rudolf Kempe (conductor) Margarete Klose (contralto) Marianne Schech (soprano) Kurt Boehme (bass)
Lohengrin: George Vincent, Elsa: Marianne Schech, Ortrud: Margarete Klose, Friedrich von Telramund: Andreas Boehm, Konig Heinrich: Kurt Bohme, Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Willy Wolff. 1951.
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Live - Sung in Hungarian - 24 October 1948 - Budapest - with Magda Rigo, Gyorgy Losonczy, Laszlo Jambor - Hungarian State Oper Chorus. Note - Towards the end of Act 3 Klemperer leaves the pit and the performance stops for a period.
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Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Bavarian Radio Choir Rafael Kubelik (conductor) Gundula Janowitz (soprano) Gwineth Jones (soprano) Jemes King (tenor) 
Lohengrin: James King, Elsa: Gundula Janowitz, Ortrud: Gwyneth Jones, Friedrich von Telramund: Thomas Stewart, Konig Heinrich: Karl Ridderbusch, Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Gerd Nienstedt. April 1971, Munich.
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Lohengrin: Sandor Konya, Elsa: Lucine Amara, Ortrud: Rita Gorr, Friedrich von Telramund: William Dooley, Konig Heinrich: Jerome Hines, Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Calvin Marsh. Boston Pro Musica Chorus. 1965.
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Lohengrin: Lauritz Melchior, Elsa: Elisabeth Rethberg, Ortrud: Kerstin Thorborg, Friedrich von Telramund: Julius Huehn, Konig Heinrich: Emanuel List, Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Leonard Warren. Chorus: Metropolitan Opera. January 27, 1940.
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Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera (New York City)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (New York) James Levine (conductor) Leonie Rysanek (soprano) Peter Hofmann (Tenor) Eva Marton (Soprano) 
Lohengrin: Peter Hofmann; Elsa: Eva Marton; Ortrud: Leonie Rysanek; Friedrich von Telramund: Lief Roar; Konig Heinrich: John Macurdy; Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Anthony Raffell. 1986.
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Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
Lorin Maazel (conductor) Theo Adam (bass-baritone) Eberhard Waechter (baritone) 
Lohengrin: Wolfgang Windgassen, Elsa: Aase Nordmo-Lovberg, Ortrud: Astrid Varnay, Friedrich von Telramund: Gustav Neidlinger, Konig Heinrich: Theo Adam, Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Eberhard Wachter. 1960.
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Orchester der Deutschen Oper (Berlin)
Lorin Maazel (conductor) Charles Craig (Tenor) Pilar Lorengar (soprano)
Live - 19 March 1970 - Festival Hall, Osaka - Charles Craig (Lohengrin), Pilar Lorengar (Elsa), Peter Lagger (Heinrich), Hans Gunter Nocker (Friederich), Ruth Hesse (Orturd), Ingvar Wixell or Jose van Dam (Herald) - Deutschen Oper Berlin Chorus - Please note that there is some doubt over the conductor and it might have been Eugen Jochum - There are some sound drops during the performance.
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Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
Lovro von Matacic (conductor) Sandor Konya (tenor) Peter Waechter (violin) 
Lohengrin: Sandor Konya, Elsa: Elisabeth Grummer, Ortrud: Rita Gorr, Friedrich von Telramund: Ernest Blanc, Konig Heinrich: Franz Crass, Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Eberhard Wachter (Waechter). 1959.
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Orchestra Teatro Colon
Lovro von Matacic (conductor) Fritz Uhl (tenor) Victoria de Los Angeles (soprano) Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Live - 6 October 1964 - Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires - Fritz Uhl (Lohengrin), Victoria de los Angeles (Elsa), Carlos Alexander (Telramund), Christa Ludwig (Ortrud), Franz Crass (Heinrich), Gian-Pietro Mastromei (Herrufer) - Chorus of Teatro Colon
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Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
Woldemar Nelsson (conductor) Siegfried Vogel (bass) Peter Hofmann (Tenor) Elizabeth Connell (soprano) 
Lohengrin: Peter Hofmann, Elsa: Karan Armstrong, Ortrud: Elizabeth Connell, Friedrich von Telramund: Lief Roar, Konig Heinrich: Siegfried Vogel, Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Bernd Weikl. Chorus Bayreuth Festival. 1982.
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Russian State Academic Symphony Chapel
Valeriy Polyansky (conductor) Maxim Sazhin (tenor) Ekaterina Chudotvorova (soprano) Ruslan Rozyev (bass) 
concert performance 05/19/2022 in the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall of the Moscow Philharmonic // soloists: Maxim Sazhin (Lohengrin, tenor), Ekaterina Chudotvorova (Elsa, soprano), Ruslan Roziev (king Heinrich, bass), Evgeny Lieberman (count Friedrich, baritone), Lyudmila Kuznetsova (wife of Friedrich Ortrud, mezzo-soprano), Nikolai Kazansky (royal herald, bass-baritone)
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The USSR All-Union Radio & Central Television Grand Symphony Orchestra
The USSR All-Union Radio & Central Television Choir Samuil Samosud (conductor) Elizaveta Shumskaya (soprano) Ivan Kozlovsky (tenor) 
1949.
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The USSR All-Union Radio & Central Television Grand Symphony Orchestra
The USSR All-Union Radio & Central Television Choir Samuil Samosud (conductor) Elizaveta Shumskaya (soprano) Ivan Kozlovsky (tenor)
1954.
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On Ital. December 26, 1954, Napoli (live).
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Orchestra Teatro alla Scala (Milano)
Coro del Teatro alla Scala (Milano) Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor) Jess Thomas (tenor) Ingrid Bjoner (soprano) Astrid Varnay (soprano / mezzo-soprano) 
Lohengrin: Jess Thomas, Elsa: Ingrid Bjoner, Ortrud: Astrid Varnay, Friedrich von Telramund: Gustav Neidlinger, Konig Heinrich: Franz Crass, Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Tom Krause. June 1965.
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Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera (New York City)
Thomas Schippers (conductor) Lisa della Casa (soprano) Otto Edelmann (bass-baritone) 
Live - 31 January 1959 - Metropolitan Opera, New York - with Walter Cassel, Margaret Harshaw, Mario Sereni - Metropolitan Opera Chorus
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Lohengrin: Paul Frey, Elsa: Cheryl Studer, Ortrud: Gabriele Schnaut, Friedrich von Telramund: Ekkehard Wlaschina, Konig Heinrich: Manfred Schenk, Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Eike Wilm Schulte. June 1990.
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Orchestra of the Kiev Opera and Ballet Theater
Konstantin Simeonov (conductor) Peter Belinnik (tenor) 
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Wiener Philharmoniker
Vienna State Opera Choir Georg Solti (conductor) Jessye Norman (soprano) Placido Domingo (tenor) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) 
Lohengrin: Placido Domingo, Elsa: Jessye Norman, Ortrud: Eva Randova, Friedrich von Telramund: Siegmund Nimsgern, Konig Heinrich: Hans Sotin, Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. 1986.
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Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera (New York City)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (New York) Fritz Stiedry (conductor) Eleanor Steber (soprano) Sigurd Bjorling (baritone) 
Live - 11 April 1953, Metropolitan Opera New York - with Deszo Ernster, Margaret Harshaw, Arthur Budney.
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Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera (New York City)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (New York) Fritz Stiedry (conductor) Lauritz Melchior
Lohengrin: Lauritz Melchior, Elsa: Helen Traubel, Ortrud: Astrid Varnay, Friedrich von Telramund: Herbert Janssen, Konig Heinrich: Dezso Ernster, Der Heerrufer des Konigs: Frank Guarrera. January 7, 1950.
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Live - 26 July 2019 - with Tomasz Konieczny, Elena Pankratova, Egils Silins - Bayreuth Festival Chorus
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Heinrich der Vogler - Ludvig Hoffmann, Lohengrin - Franz Volker, Elsa von Brabant - Mari Muller, Friedrich von Telramund - Jaro Prohaska, Ortrud - Margarete Klose, Der Heerrufer des Konigs - Walter Grossmann. Staatskapelle Berlin. Chor der Staatsoper Berlin. Robert Heger, Conductor. Recorded in 1942.
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Royal Opera Orchestra, Stockholm
Silvio Varviso (conductor) Nicolai Gedda (tenor) Ose Nordmo-Lovberg (soprano) Rolf Jupither (baritone) 
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