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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Robert Dean Smith (Tristan); Iréne Theorin (Isolde); Robert Holl (King Marke); Jukka Rasilainen (Kurwenal); Ralf Lukas (Melot); Michelle Breedt (Brangäne); Clemens Bieber (A young sailor); Arnold Bezuyen (A shepherd); Martin Snell (A steersman)
Katharina Wagner, the great-grand daughter of Richard Wagner, is currently codirector of the festival together with her sister Eva Wagner-Pasquier. Tristan und Isolde was first performed in 1865 and provided inspiration to many composers including Mahler, Strauss, Szymanowski and Berg. It is widely acknowledged as one of the peaks of the operatic repertoire, and has been performed regularly since its premiere. This production, by renowned director Christoph Marthaler, stars leading Wagner exponents Robert Dean Smith and Iréne Theorin in the title roles, supported by the Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Peter Schneider.
DVD
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/01/2009
Sound Formats: 5.0 DTS Surround; PCM Stereo
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES
Catalogue Number: OA1033D
BLU-RAY
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/01/2009
Sound Formats: 5.0 DTS Surround; PCM Stereo
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES
Catalogue Number: OABD7067D
CD
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/06/2018
Sound Formats: Stereo
Ratio: Audio Only
Subtitles:
Catalogue Number: OACD9033D
Conductor(s):
Peter Schneider
Peter Schneider
Orchestra(s):
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus
Artist(s):
Robert Dean Smith; Iréne Theorin; Robert Holl; Jukka Rasilainen; Ralf Lukas; Michelle Breedt; Clemens Bieber; Arnold Bezuyen; Martin Snell; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus; Peter Schneider
Robert Dean Smith; Iréne Theorin; Robert Holl; Jukka Rasilainen; Ralf Lukas; Michelle Breedt; Clemens Bieber; Arnold Bezuyen; Martin Snell; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus; Peter Schneider
"Peter Schneider conducted with real feeling for the score and the prelude to the first act stole upon the ear with the magic of Bayreuth’s amazing acoustics. Robert Dean Smith is now a fine Tristan with a really beautiful voice...Robert Holl made a moving King Marke, his magnificent bass nobly used. Some of the most beautiful singing came from Clemens Bieber’s Young Seaman at the beginning." (The Stage)
"In Tristan the standard of conducting and singing is high. Peter Schneider draws seamless playing from the orchestra, contouring Wagner’s long arcs of sound as only someone of his experience can do. Iréne Theorin and Robert Dean Smith make a well-balanced couple - she all temperament and sound, he emotionally neutral but vocally flawless." (The Financial Times)
"Despite the ferocious competition, absolutely unmissable." (Gramophone)
"In Tristan the standard of conducting and singing is high. Peter Schneider draws seamless playing from the orchestra, contouring Wagner’s long arcs of sound as only someone of his experience can do. Iréne Theorin and Robert Dean Smith make a well-balanced couple - she all temperament and sound, he emotionally neutral but vocally flawless." (The Financial Times)
"Despite the ferocious competition, absolutely unmissable." (Gramophone)
| 1 | Act I: Prelude | 09:12 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Act I Scene 1: Westwärts schweift der Blick (A young sailor, Isolde, Brangäne) | 06:17 | |
| 3 | Act I Scene 2: Frisch weht der Wind (A young sailor, Isolde, Brangäne) | 04:12 | |
| 4 | Act I Scene 2: Hab' acht, Tristan! (Kurwenal, Tristan, Brangäne, sailors) | 05:52 | |
| 5 | Act I Scene 3: Weh! Ach wehe! Dies zu dulden! (Brangäne, Isolde) | 02:06 | |
| 6 | Act I Scene 3: Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen (Isolde, Brangäne) | 07:25 | |
| 7 | Act I Scene 3: O blinde Augen! Blöde Herzen! (Isolde, Brangäne) | 03:04 | |
| 8 | Act I Scene 3: Welcher Wahn! Welch' eitles Zürnen! (Brangäne, Isolde) | 04:19 | |
| 9 | Act I Scene 3: Kennst du der Mutter (Brangäne, Isolde, sailors) | 03:38 | |
| 10 | Act I Scene 4: Auf! Auf! Ihr Frauen! (Kurwenal) | 01:06 | |
| 11 | Act I Scene 4: Herrn Tristan bringe meinen Gruß (Isolde, Kurwenal, Brangäne) | 02:38 | |
| 12 | Act I Scene 4: Hörtest du nicht? Hier bleib' ich (Isolde, Brangäne, Kurwenal) | 04:21 | |
| 13 | Act I Scene 5: Begehrt, Herrin (Tristan, Isolde) | 03:29 | |
| 14 | Act I Scene 5: Da du so sittsam, mein Herr Tristan (Isolde, Tristan) | 06:12 | |
| 1 | Act I Scene 5: War Morold dir so wert (Tristan, Isolde, sailors) | 04:31 | |
| 2 | Act I Scene 5: Des Schweigens Herrin heißt mich schweigen (Tristan, Isolde, sailors) | 08:33 | |
| 3 | Act I Scene 5: Tristan! Isolde! Treuloser Holder (Isolde, Tristan, Brangäne, sailors, knights and squires) | 02:52 | |
| 4 | Act I Scene 5: Schnell, den Mantel, den Königsschmuck! (Brangäne, sailors, Kurwenal, Tristan, Isolde) | 02:18 | |
| 5 | Applause | 00:15 | |
| 6 | Act II: Prelude | 02:01 | |
| 7 | Act II Scene 1: Hörst du sie noch? (Isolde, Brangäne) | 06:30 | |
| 8 | Act II Scene 1: Dem Freund zu Lieb' erfand diese List (Isolde, Brangäne) | 08:11 | |
| 9 | Act II Scene 2: Isolde! Tristan! (Tristan, Isolde) | 09:36 | |
| 10 | Act II Scene 2: Getäuscht von ihm, der dich getäuscht (Isolde, Tristan) | 09:37 | |
| 11 | Act II Scene 2: O sink' hernieder, Nacht der Liebe (Tristan, Isolde, Brangäne) | 07:41 | |
| 12 | Act II Scene 2: Lausch', Geliebter! (Isolde, Tristan) | 04:12 | |
| 1 | Act II Scene 2: Doch uns're Liebe, heisst sie nicht Tristan und Isolde? (Isolde, Tristan) | 02:02 | |
| 2 | Act II Scene 2: So stürben wir, um ungetrennt (Tristan, Isolde, Brangäne) | 04:52 | |
| 3 | Act II Scene 2: O ew'ge Nacht, süße Nacht! (Tristan, Isolde) | 03:37 | |
| 4 | Act II Scene 3: Rette dich, Tristan! (Kurwenal, Tristan, Melot) | 01:50 | |
| 5 | Act II Scene 3: Tatest du's wirklich? (Marke, Tristan) | 07:51 | |
| 6 | Act II Scene 3: Dies wundervolle Weib (Marke) | 05:18 | |
| 7 | Act II Scene 3: O König, das kann ich dir nicht sagen (Tristan, Isolde) | 06:36 | |
| 8 | Act II Scene 3: Verräter! Ha! (Melot, Tristan) | 02:07 | |
| 9 | Applause | 00:19 | |
| 10 | Act III: Prelude | 03:56 | |
| 11 | Act III Scene 1: Kurwenal! He! (A shepherd, Kurwenal) | 07:33 | |
| 12 | Act III Scene 1: Die alte Weise; was weckt sie mich? (Tristan, Kurwenal) | 04:23 | |
| 13 | Act III Scene 1: Hei nun! Wie du kamst? (Kurwenal, Tristan) | 02:05 | |
| 14 | Act III Scene 1: Wo ich erwacht, weilt' ich nicht (Tristan, Kurwenal) | 08:05 | |
| 1 | Act III Scene 1: Noch losch das Licht nicht aus (Tristan, Kurwenal) | 05:59 | |
| 2 | Act III Scene 1: Noch ist kein Schiff zu seh'n! (Kurwenal, Tristan) | 05:38 | |
| 3 | Act III Scene 1: Die nie erstirbt, sehnend nun ruft (Tristan, Kurwenal) | 07:06 | |
| 4 | Act III Scene 1: Bist du nun tot? Lebst du noch? (Kurwenal, Tristan) | 06:22 | |
| 5 | Act III Scene 1: O Wonne! Freude! (Kurwenal, Tristan) | 03:28 | |
| 6 | Act III Scene 2: O diese Sonne! Ha, dieser Tag! (Tristan, Isolde) | 03:31 | |
| 7 | Act III Scene 2: Ha! Ich bin's, süßester Freund! (Isolde) | 05:50 | |
| 8 | Act III Scene 3: Kurwenal! Hör! (A shepherd, Kurwenal, a steersman, Brangäne, Merlot, Marke) | 03:30 | |
| 9 | Act III Scene 3: Tristan! Tristan! Isolde! Weh'! (Marke, Kurwenal, Brangäne) | 05:07 | |
| 10 | Act III Scene 3: Mild und leise wie er lächelt (Isolde) | 07:36 |
Robert Dean Smith (Tristan); Iréne Theorin (Isolde); Robert Holl (King Marke); Jukka Rasilainen (Kurwenal); Ralf Lukas (Melot); Michelle Breedt (Brangäne); Clemens Bieber (A young sailor); Arnold Bezuyen (A shepherd); Martin Snell (A steersman)
Katharina Wagner, the great-grand daughter of Richard Wagner, is currently codirector of the festival together with her sister Eva Wagner-Pasquier. Tristan und Isolde was first performed in 1865 and provided inspiration to many composers including Mahler, Strauss, Szymanowski and Berg. It is widely acknowledged as one of the peaks of the operatic repertoire, and has been performed regularly since its premiere. This production, by renowned director Christoph Marthaler, stars leading Wagner exponents Robert Dean Smith and Iréne Theorin in the title roles, supported by the Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Peter Schneider.
DVD
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/01/2009
Sound Formats: 5.0 DTS Surround; PCM Stereo
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES
Catalogue Number: OA1033D
BLU-RAY
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/01/2009
Sound Formats: 5.0 DTS Surround; PCM Stereo
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES
Catalogue Number: OABD7067D
CD
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 01/06/2018
Sound Formats: Stereo
Ratio: Audio Only
Subtitles:
Catalogue Number: OACD9033D
Conductor(s):
Peter Schneider
Peter Schneider
Orchestra(s):
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus
Artist(s):
Robert Dean Smith; Iréne Theorin; Robert Holl; Jukka Rasilainen; Ralf Lukas; Michelle Breedt; Clemens Bieber; Arnold Bezuyen; Martin Snell; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus; Peter Schneider
Robert Dean Smith; Iréne Theorin; Robert Holl; Jukka Rasilainen; Ralf Lukas; Michelle Breedt; Clemens Bieber; Arnold Bezuyen; Martin Snell; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus; Peter Schneider
"Peter Schneider conducted with real feeling for the score and the prelude to the first act stole upon the ear with the magic of Bayreuth’s amazing acoustics. Robert Dean Smith is now a fine Tristan with a really beautiful voice...Robert Holl made a moving King Marke, his magnificent bass nobly used. Some of the most beautiful singing came from Clemens Bieber’s Young Seaman at the beginning." (The Stage)
"In Tristan the standard of conducting and singing is high. Peter Schneider draws seamless playing from the orchestra, contouring Wagner’s long arcs of sound as only someone of his experience can do. Iréne Theorin and Robert Dean Smith make a well-balanced couple - she all temperament and sound, he emotionally neutral but vocally flawless." (The Financial Times)
"Despite the ferocious competition, absolutely unmissable." (Gramophone)
"In Tristan the standard of conducting and singing is high. Peter Schneider draws seamless playing from the orchestra, contouring Wagner’s long arcs of sound as only someone of his experience can do. Iréne Theorin and Robert Dean Smith make a well-balanced couple - she all temperament and sound, he emotionally neutral but vocally flawless." (The Financial Times)
"Despite the ferocious competition, absolutely unmissable." (Gramophone)
