Based on the medieval legend ‘Swan Knight’, the story concerns a scheming couple, a deluded king, an absent heir to the throne and Elsa, a damsel in distress accused of her brother’s murder.

Her champion arrives in a swan-drawn boat and offers his services under two conditions: she marry him and she never ask his name. Naturally she cracks; the hero reveals himself as Lohengrin, a Grail Knight whose power only exists with his anonymity. But although the couple is torn apart, the Holy Grail emerges victorious.

Lohengrin Details:

Admission 160-680RMB

Date Tue 04 Dec 2012 - Sun 09 Dec 2012 (Every day except Thursday)

Time 7:30pm-on

National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA中国国家大剧院) Details:

Open

Theatres open daily. Exhibition area open 9am-5pm, daily.

Telephone 6655 0000

English address 2 Xi Chang'an Jie, Xicheng district

Chinese address 西城区长安街2号

Web www.chncpa.org/ens