Libretto by the composer. Opera in 3 acts. Compact discs. Program notes by Lothar Knessl and synopsis in English, French, and German (55 unnumbered pages : illustrations) inserted in container. Recorded live, May 16, 1965, Wiener Staatsoper. Jess Thomas (Lohengrin, soprano) ; Claire Watson (Elsa von Brabant, soprano) ; Christa Ludwig (Ortrud, mezzo-soprano) ; Walter Berry (Friedrich von Telramund, bass) ; Martti Talvela (König Heinrich. bass) ; Eberhard Waechter (Heerrufer, barritone) ; Kurt Equiluz (tenor), Fritz Sperlbauer (baritone), Herbert Lackner (bass), Ljubomir Pantscheff (vier Edle, bass-baritone) ; Chor der Wiener Staatsoper ; Orchester de Wiener Staatsoper ; Karl Böhm, conductor. Sung in German.