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Tristan triumphs but Isolde languishes in a powerful concert performance in Warsaw

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“Weinius’ articulation and diction were outstanding throughout”
Reviewed at Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw on 4 June 2016
Wagner, Tristan und Isolde
Jacek Kaspszyk, Conductor
Jennifer Wilson, Isolde
Michael Weinius, Tristan
Christian Hübner, King Marke
Michelle Breedt, Brangäne
David Beucher, Melot
Tomasz Warmijak, Shepherd, Young seaman
Krzysztof Chalimoniuk, Helmsman
Tomasz Konieczny, Kurwenal
Warsaw Philharmonic Male Choir
Henryk Wojnarowski, Choirmaster / chorus director
NFM Choir
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Agnieszka Franków-Żelazny, Choirmaster / chorus director
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