Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (2008) - Double Feature

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Wagner's Tristan und Isolde – Music-drama in three acts

Glyndebourne's celebrated production of Nikolaus Lehnhoff's Tristan und Isolde is a supremely intelligent achievement; gravely beautiful, haunting and meditative, it is deeply reflective rather than visceral, fortified by Roland Aeschlimann's stunningly effective set, a womb-like space through which the protagonists move like gods. Conductor Jiří Bělohlávek mirrors Lehnhoff's approach in his sophisticated plumbing of the score's depths, with every shift in texture carefully laid bare by an inspired London Philharmonic Orchestra. Nina Stemme's Isolde and Robert Gambill's Tristan, both gloriously lyrical, are matched by superb performances from René Pape as the betrayed and vulnerable King Marke and Bo Skovhus as Kurwenal, deeply touching in his helpless devotion to Tristan. This High Definition recording of a production of uncommon intimacy reveals the opera's music and drama in a new light.


Main Cast: Robert Gambill, René Pape, Nina Maria Stemme, Bo Skovhus, Stephen Gadd, Katarina Karnéus, Timothy Robinson, Richard Mosley-Evans

Director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff

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