A semi-staged Tristan und Isolde at Glyndebourne

By Dominic Lowe, 15 August 2021

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“Karen Cargill very nearly stole the first act with a forceful yet elegant assumption of Brangäne”

Reviewed at Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne on 13 August 2021

Wagner, Tristan und Isolde (Semi-staged production)

Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Robin Ticciati, Conductor

Dan Dooner, Director

Miina-Liisa Värelä, Isolde

Simon O'Neill, Tristan

John Relyea, King Marke

Shenyang, Kurwenal

Neal Cooper, Melot

Karen Cargill, Brangäne

Stuart Jackson, Shepherd, Young seaman

The Glyndebourne Chorus

London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

Sweet immersion: a semi-staged Tristan und Isolde at Glyndebourne