Cast:
Ian Storey
(Tristan)
Waltraud Meier (Isolde)
Michelle De Young
(Brangäne)
Gerd Grokowski
(Kurwenal)
Matti Salminen (King
Mark)
Will Hartmann (Melot)
Conductor: Daniel
Barenboim
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Tristan und Isolde is the
timeless medieval romance of the
tragic love-triangle: King Mark, his
wife Isolde and the hero, Tristan in
three acts by Richard Wagner based
largely on the romance by Gottfried
von Strassburg.
Under
Daniel Barenboim’s baton and Patrice
Chéreau’s direction, the 2007-2008
La Scala season began with
Tristan und Isolde, a project
carefully conceived through the
union of the story, conductor,
director and singers. Daniel
Barenboim, one of the greatest
Wagnerian maestros, had dreamt of
staging Tristan und Isolde
with Patrice Chéreau for 25 years,
soon after the director’s staging on
The Ring.
Approximate running time: 4 hours 20
minutes
(plus two intermissions) |
