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.
Director: Brian Large
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Ben Heppner as Tristan |
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Jane Eaglen as Isolde |
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Hans-Joachim Ketelsen as Kurwenal |
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Katarina Dalayman as Brangäne |
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René Pape as King Marke |
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Brian Davis as Melot |
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Anthony Dean Griffey as A Sailor's Voice |
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Mark Schowalter as A Sheperd |
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James Courtney as Steersman |
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James Levine as Self - Conductor |
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MET Orchestra as |
| Directing | Brian Large | Director |
| Sound | Richard Wagner | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | James Levine | Conductor |
| Production | Victoria Warivonchik | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Magda Szayer | Hairstylist |
| Production | Susan Erben | Producer |
| Lighting | Max Keller | Lighting Design |
| Production | Joseph Volpe | General Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jürgen Rose | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Malloy | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Art | Dieter Dorn | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvia Nolan | Costume Designer |
| Production | Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
| Art | Jürgen Rose | Set Designer |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Producer |
| Sound | Bill King | Sound Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Ron Washburn | Technical Supervisor |
| Writing | Richard Wagner | Writer |
