LOHENGRIN | Wagner (12A)

The Plaza is exited to be screening performances from La Scalla, most prestigious Opera House in the world!

The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, stages Lohengrin, Richard Wagner's epic story set in mediaeval Brabant that explores the conflict between Christian faith and Germanic paganism.

The three-act opera was first performed at the Deutsches Nationaltheater in Weimar on 28 August 1850, the last of his major works to premiere before his political exile.

Lohengrin was already established as a legendary character before Wagner came to tell his story in opera. A Knight drawn from the German Arthurian legends, Lohengrin is a Knight of the Holy Grail and the son of the Grail King Parzival, another fabled figure Wagner wrote music for. In the legend, Lohengrin is sent to defend the honour of the Duchess of Brabant. He can protect her but there is a condition: she must never ask him his name

nor question anything about his identity. The idea of this type of Christian, knightly intervention, and the forbidden nature of knowing anything about it appealed to the German composer and he made it the focal point of his operatic interpretation of the tale.

This production of Lohengrin features all of the iconic elements that make this opera so distinctive, from the Bridal Chorus

in Act Three to the mythical arrival of the Knight in Act One.

Monday 16th March 2026

Doors Open 6:00pm

Opera Starts 6:30pm

Tickets £12

Runtime is 3 hours & 40 minutes

An Alcoholic Bar Is Available For This Screening.

This film is rated as “12A” – Suitable for 12 Years and Over. No one under the age of 12 can watch a 12A unless accompanied by an Adult.

*Photographic ID may be required if young people are attending without an adult, entry may be refused if not provided.

[Passport/Driver’s License/Citizenship Card/Post Office ID/YOTI ID/Lloyds ID].