In this interpretation of Wagner’s Lohengrin, Calixto Bieito examines love, hate, jealousy and hope through the lens of humanity’s profound need to believe. The staging moves between two worlds: a symbolic forest of fairy tale and the stark realism of a courtroom. By juxtaposing myth with modernity, Bieito reveals how these archetypal stories continue to mirror adult life, holding both light and darkness in tension.

Rialto Recommends Bieito’s Lohengrin reframes Wagner’s romantic opera as a powerful meditation on belief, doubt and moral fragility. By placing mythic symbolism alongside contemporary realism, this production reveals the enduring psychological force of Wagner’s drama.