Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

Wagner : Tristan und Isolde

If there is one work that has been crucial to Daniel Barenboim’s conducting career, it has to Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde: he has been working on piercing its secrets for more than 35 years. In the pit of the newly renovated Staatsoper Berlin and at the head of his Staatskapelle, he once again makes magic happen.

Entrusted with the stage direction, Dmitri Tcherniakov delves into the psychological aspects of the drama and gives a new realistic depth to this opus. Thanks to his demanding direction of the cast, but also to a clever use of video projections, he manages to craft intense images which effectively resonate with the rapturous and voluptuous enchantments of the score.

To complete this high-level artistic crew, the Staatsoper called upon some of the finest Wagner experts: Andreas Schager, already a superb Parsifal and a regular guest at the Bayreuth Festival, is Tristan, Anja Kampe is an unforgettable Isolde, and Ekaterina Gubanova thrills as Brangäne.

Wagner : Tristan und Isolde [DVD & Blu-ray]

Opera in three acts
Music and libretto Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Tristan Andreas Schager
King Marke Stephen Milling
Isolde Anja Kampe
Kurwenal Boaz Daniel
Melot Stephan Rügamer
Brangäne Ekaterina Gubanova
A Helmsman Adam Kutny
A Shepherd / A Young Sailor Linard Vrielink

Actors
Tristan’s Mother Kristin Becker
Tristan’s Father Mike Hoffmann

Solo English Horn Florian Hanspach-Torkildsen

Staatskapelle Berlin | Staatsopernchor Berlin
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim

Stage direction and set design Dmitri Tcherniakov
Costume design Elena Zaitseva
Lighting design Gleb Filshtinsky
Video Tieni Burkhalter
Dramatic advisors Tatiana Vershchagina, Detlef Giese
Chorus master Raymond Hughes