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.
- Brian Large
Rating: 10/10 by 1 users
Alternative Title:
Great Performances at the Met: Tristan und Isolde - US
Country:
United States of America
Language:
Deutsch
Runtime: 03 hour 58 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: opera, the metropolitan opera
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