Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Motivated by the love that bound him to Mathilda Wesendonck, Richard Wagner’s composition of Tristan und Isolde goes far beyond any simple operatic gesture. Peter Sellars’ production pours oil onto this troubled sea of emotions in an almost dematerialised setting bared of all earthly contingencies whilst Bill Viola presents the lovers’ initiatory quest for nirvana in videos detached from the stage, suspended like altarpieces.
Cast: Andreas Schager, Martina Serafin, René Pape
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Richard Wagner's opera live at the Opéra Bastille, Paris on September 11th, 2018
Motivated by the love that bound him to Mathilda Wesendonck, Richard Wagner’s composition of Tristan und Isolde goes far beyond any simple operatic gesture. Peter Sellars’ production pours oil onto this troubled sea of emotions in an almost dematerialised setting bared of all earthly contingencies whilst Bill Viola presents the lovers’ initiatory quest for nirvana in videos detached from the stage, suspended like altarpieces.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Peter Sellars, Bill Viola
- Cast
- Andreas Schager, Martina Serafin, René Pape, Matthias Goerne, Ekaterina Gubanova, Philippe Jordan
- Studio
- Opéra National de Paris
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Audio languages
German
