Tristan und Isolde

Tristan und Isolde

1999
3h 58m
10.0

10.0/10

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Unitel
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
German

Quick Facts

Release Date December 18, 1999
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0281300

Cast

Ben Heppner
Ben Heppner

Tristan

Jane Eaglen
Jane Eaglen

Isolde

Katarina Dalayman
Katarina Dalayman

Brangäne

Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
Hans-Joachim Ketelsen

Kurwenal

René Pape
René Pape

King Marke

James Levine
James Levine

Self - Conductor

Brian Davis
Brian Davis

Melot

Anthony Dean Griffey
Anthony Dean Griffey

A Sailor's Voice

Mark Schowalter
Mark Schowalter

A Sheperd

James Courtney
James Courtney

Steersman

MET Orchestra
MET Orchestra

Key Crew

Brian Large
Director
Louisa Briccetti
Producer
Susan Erben
Producer