Tristan und Isolde arrives in Linz from Bayreuth

By Ako Imamura, 27 December 2018

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“a masterful performance”

Reviewed at Landestheater, Linz on 25 December 2018

Wagner, Tristan und Isolde (Originalproduktion Bayreuther Festspiele 1993)

Landestheater Linz

Markus Poschner, Conductor

Heiner Müller, Director

Yohji Yamamoto, Costume Designer

Heiko Börner, Tristan

Annemarie Kremer, Isolde

Dominik Nekel, King Marke

Martin Achrainer, Kurwenal

Matthäus Schmidlechner, Melot

Katherine Lerner, Brangäne

Mathias Frey, Shepherd, Young seaman

Chor des Landestheaters Linz

Bruckner Orchester Linz

Stephan Suschke, Revival Director

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Ako Imamura

Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to ﬁnance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.

A memorable recreation: Tristan und Isolde arrives in Linz from Bayreuth