Tristan und Isolde (1999)
Inspired by Wagner’s own tortured affair with the wife of his patron, this searing masterwork is based on Arthurian legend and tells of an illicit romance between a Breton nobleman and the Irish princess betrothed to his uncle and king. The composer’s larger-than-life sensibilities are on full display throughout the score: Along with intoxicating orchestral music that surges in tandem with the couple’s burgeoning passion and a chord left symbolically unresolved until the last moments of the opera, the opera also features one of the repertory’s most soaring and ecstatic final climaxes, as Isolde surrenders to a love so powerful that she transcends life itself.
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Ben Heppner
as Tristan
as Tristan
Jane Eaglen
as Isolde
as Isolde
Katarina Dalayman
as Brangäne
as Brangäne
Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
as Kurwenal
as Kurwenal
René Pape
as King Marke
as King Marke
James Levine
as Self - Conductor
as Self - Conductor
Brian Davis
as Melot
as Melot
Anthony Dean Griffey
as A Sailor's Voice
as A Sailor's Voice
Mark Schowalter
as A Sheperd
as A Sheperd
James Courtney
as Steersman
as Steersman
MET Orchestra
as
as
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Brian Large
Director
Director
Richard Wagner
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
James Levine
Conductor
Conductor
Victoria Warivonchik
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Magda Szayer
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Susan Erben
Producer
Producer
Max Keller
Lighting Design
Lighting Design
Joseph Volpe
General Manager
General Manager
Jürgen Rose
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
William Malloy
Wardrobe Supervisor
Wardrobe Supervisor
Hans-Joachim Ruckhäberle
Dramaturgy
Dramaturgy
Dieter Dorn
Production Design
Production Design
Sylvia Nolan
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Louisa Briccetti
Producer
Producer
Jürgen Rose
Set Designer
Set Designer
Jay David Saks
Music Producer
Music Producer
Bill King
Sound Supervisor
Sound Supervisor
James Levine
Art Direction
Art Direction
Victor Callegari
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Ron Washburn
Technical Supervisor
Technical Supervisor
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