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Paul du Quenoy on a revival of “Tristan und Isolde” at the Bayreuth Festival
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Paul du Quenoy on a revival of “Tristan und Isolde” at the Bayreuth Festival
Poulenc’s shattering opera disturbs and confounds in Barrie Kosky’s new Glyndebourne production; Wagner meets the pre-Raphaelites at Grange Park Opera. Plus, a thrilling farewell from Simon Rattle
There are a lot of corpses on stage at the end of Charles Edwards’s production of Tristan & Isolde for Grange Park Opera. At this stage in the drama, directors tend to fade out the bloodbath, the better to focus on Isolde’s final dissolution into bliss. But as Michael Tanner argues, Tristan, like the Ring,
The Latvian bass-baritone’s talks about his background in French and Italian opera, his journey to Wagner – and becoming chairman of the board of Latvian National Opera.
The L.A. Phil's 'Tristan Project' returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall for the first time in 15 years, with Gustavo Dudamel conducting and new soloists performing.