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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Katarina Dalayman as Brangäne |
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Hans-Joachim Ketelsen as Kurwenal |
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René Pape as King Marke |
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James Levine as Self - Conductor |
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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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MET Orchestra as |
| Directing | Brian Large | Director |
| Sound | Richard Wagner | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | James Levine | Conductor |
| Art | Dieter Dorn | Production Design |
| Art | Jürgen Rose | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jürgen Rose | Costume Designer |
| Lighting | Max Keller | Lighting Design |
| Production | Joseph Volpe | General Manager |
| Art | James Levine | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Magda Szayer | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Malloy | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvia Nolan | Costume Designer |
| Production | Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
| Production | Susan Erben | Producer |
| Production | Victoria Warivonchik | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Producer |
| Crew | Ron Washburn | Technical Supervisor |
| Sound | Bill King | Sound Supervisor |
