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Work: Tristan und Isolde

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ComposerWagner, Richard (1813-1883)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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ManchesterTristan und IsoldeNew production

© Clive Barda
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Antony Hermus; Peter Mumford; Opera North; Wendy Bryn Harmer; John Matthew Myers

NottinghamTristan und IsoldeNew production

© Clive Barda
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Antony Hermus; Peter Mumford; Opera North; Wendy Bryn Harmer; John Matthew Myers

BirminghamTristan und IsoldeNew production

© Clive Barda
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Antony Hermus; Peter Mumford; Opera North; Wendy Bryn Harmer; John Matthew Myers
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A vigorous, vivid Tristan und Isolde in the Cotswolds

Catherine Carby (Brangäne) and Catharine Woodward (Isolde) © Matthew Williams-Ellis
The revered Anthony Negus conducts a superb revival of Carmen Jakobi’s abstract production of Wagner’s transcendent drama at Longborough Festival Opera.
****1
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Tristan und Isolde at the Met: staging gets in the way of the music

Lise Davidsen (Isolde) and Michael Spyres (Tristan) © Karen Almond | Met Opera
Michael Spyres shines in his debut as Tristan alongside powerhouse soprano Lise Davidsen as Isolde in Yuval Sharon's new, beguiling production at the Metropolitan Opera.
***11
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The starry trio of Davidsen-Hilley-Mälkki saves Tristan und Isolde

Lise Davidsen (Isolde) © Sergi Panizo | Gran Teatre del Liceu

A highly unbalanced premiere, its opportunity to become one of the Liceu's historic productions prevented by the contrast between dramaturgy and music.

****1
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A jack of all trades: Michael Spyres on Vienna, Tristan and Verdi

Michael Spyres © Andie Bottrell
Chanda VanderHart talks to the American tenor about his Tristan debut at the Met, his love for Vienna and Otto Schenk, and the incredible scope of his repertoire.

Bachtrack top ten: Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner in 1861 © Public domain
Drawing on the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art), Wagner is best remembered for his extraordinary music dramas, not least the monumental, 15-hour Ring cycle.

Inventive double bills at New National Theatre Tokyo’s 2023–24 season

New National Theatre, Tokyo © NNTT
Beginning with an unusual Puccini/Ravel double bill, and with two new productions and an array of revivals, New National Theatre Tokyo’s season 2023–24 has much to offer.