Tristan und Isolde 1999
Tristan und Isolde
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.
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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Full Cast & CrewBH
Ben Heppner... Tristan
JE
Jane Eaglen... Isolde
... Brangäne
... Kurwenal
... King Marke
... Self - Conductor
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Release Date:
Dec 18, 1999 (United States)
Run Time:
3hr 58`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
German
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Tristan und Isolde
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
BH
Ben Heppner... Tristan
JE
Jane Eaglen... Isolde
... Brangäne
... Kurwenal
... King Marke
... Self - Conductor
BD
Brian Davis... Melot
... A Sailor's Voice
... A Sheperd
... Steersman
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