Return of the King (of Wagner's scores)

Wagner's dreamy opera “Lohengrin” will fill the screen in tack-sharp High Definition at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday, March 25.

The score includes some of the most recognizable music ever composed, including the famous “Act III Bridal Chorus,” better known today as “Here Comes the Bride.” This new production features star tenor Piotr Beczała, whose previous Live in HD highlights include Giordano’s “Fedora,” Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” and Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” Renowned director François Girard is setting the production as a kind of sequel to his acclaimed 2013 production of Wagner’s Parsifal, with set and costume design by Tim Yip — the Academy Award-winning production and costume designer behind “Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”

The production is sung in the original German, with subtitles. The screening starts at 10 am and runs approximately four hours 45 mins, with two intermissions featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes content and cast interviews led by host Christopher Maltman. The Newport Performing Arts Center is located at 777 W. Olive Street.

Tickets, $12-$22, are available at the box office, by phone at 541-265-2787 or online at coastarts.org.