Goldlicht auf Trümmerbühne: Tristan und Isolde in Bayreuth

Camilla Nylund (Isolde)

Andreas Schager (Tristan) und Camilla Nylund (Isolde)

Alexander Grassauer (Melot) und Günther Groissböck (Marke)

Tristan und Isolde

Andreas Schager (Tristan)

Camilla Nylund (Isolde)

By Michael Vieth, 12 August 2025

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“Bychkov gestaltete mit dem Festspielorchester überbordende Klangfülle”

Reviewed at Bayreuther Festspielhaus, Bayreuth on 10 August 2025

Wagner, Tristan und Isolde

Semyon Bychkov, Conductor

Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson, Director

Vytautas Narbutas, Set Designer

Sibylle Wallum, Costume Designer

Sascha Zauner, Lighting Designer

Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Bayreuth Festival Chorus

Andreas Schager, Tristan

Camilla Nylund, Isolde

Günther Groissböck, King Marke

Jordan Shanahan, Kurwenal

Ekaterina Gubanova, Brangäne

TBC, Melot

Daniel Jenz, Shepherd

Lawson Anderson, Helmsman

Matthew Newlin, Young seaman

A witty hotel Don Giovanni opens Blackwater Valley Festival

Andrew Larkin, 27th May

Tom Creed’s witty production at Lismore Castle delivers strong singing, sharp comedy and lively orchestral playing, even if the opera’s darker supernatural edges are somewhat diminished.

****1

Werther revived at San Carlo: an anatomy of emotional isolation

Lorenzo Fiorito, 26th May

Willy Decker’s psychologically intense Werther returns to the Teatro di San Carlo with a deeply human interpretation by Francesco Demuro and refined conducting by Lorenzo Passerini.

*****

A birthday reimagining of Il viaggio a Reims in Salzburg

Laura Servidei, 25th May

In Barrie Kosky’s hyperactive staging, Il viaggio a Reims becomes a birthday tribute to Cecilia Bartoli complete with rewritten text, extravagant costumes, sexual escapades and a giant cake.

***11

A noble Norma trapped in a hollow dystopia

Andrew Larkin, 24th May

Salome Jicia delivers a vocally impressive and emotionally committed Norma, but Orpha Phelan’s post-apocalyptic staging fatally weakens Bellini’s sacred tragedy.

***11

Superb musical performances in Pinchgut’s Scarlatti rarity in Sydney

Sandra Bowdler, 23rd May

As usual, Pinchgut lavishes musical excellence on an obscure Baroque work... but why stage an oratorio?

****1

A deli-cious revival of Rossini’s Il turco in Italia at Glyndebourne

Dominic Lowe, 23rd May

Mariame Clément’s production of Rossini's meta comedy is tightly revived with some excellent singing. Come for the writing tips, stay for the cured meats.

****1

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Michael Vieth

Michael Vieth ist Physiker und hat viele Jahre in der Zentralen Forschung der Siemens AG in Erlangen und München an magnetischen Speichern und Sensoren gearbeitet. Auch von klassischer Musik magnetisiert, singt er seit seinem Studium in Göttingen in großen Kantoreien und Chorprojekten; eine besondere Vorliebe hat sich zu Motetten der Renaissance und der Moderne entwickelt. Daneben faszinieren ihn Auftritte und Programme kleiner Vokal-Ensembles.

Goldlicht auf symbolreicher Trümmerbühne: Tristan und Isolde in Bayreuth