“Lohengrin”

CHARACTERS Enry I, "the Fowler", King of Germany - Bass Lohengrin - Tenor Elsa of Brabant - Sopran Duke Gottfried (Godfrey), her brother Friedrich (Frederick) von Telramund, a Brabantine count - Baritone Ortrud, his wife - Sopran The King's Herald - Bass Four Noblemen of Brabant - Tenors and Basses Four Pages - Sopranos and Altos Saxon and Thuringian Counts and Noblemen. Brabantine Counts and Noblemen. Noblewomen. Pages. Vassals. Ladies. Serfs Scene of the action: Antwerp, First half of the tenth century Act One: A plain on the banks of the Scheldt near Antwerp Act Two: The fortress at Antwerp Act Three: The bridal chamber; then the plain by the Scheldt PRELUDE