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 |
| Art | Jürgen Rose | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Magda Szayer | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvia Nolan | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jürgen Rose | Costume Designer |
| Art | James Levine | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Malloy | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | James Levine | Conductor |
| Art | Dieter Dorn | Production Design |
| Lighting | Max Keller | Lighting Design |
| Production | Joseph Volpe | General Manager |
| Production | Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
| Production | Susan Erben | Producer |
| Production | Victoria Warivonchik | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Ron Washburn | Technical Supervisor |
| Sound | Bill King | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Producer |
