Tristan and Isolde
The second act in Wagner’s trailblazing opera in concert version.
About the video
- Published online 6 February 2022.
- From a livestream 29 January 2022.
- The video is approximately one hour and 30 minutes.
Tristan and Isolde is Richard Wagner’s most personal and sensual musical drama. In it, he has fully realised his dramatic ideals and the music is filled with symphonic splendour. This trailblazing music intertwines melodies that weave in and around each other, creating a rare sense of timelessness that reinforces the opera’s theme of endless love.
This concert version of Tristan and Isolde is populated by an internationally renowned ensemble of singers, featuring Heidi Melton. These world-class singers are all among the elite in the world of Wagner.
For the home audience, Swedish Katarina Karnéus may be the most familiar among them, as she has performed at Konserthuset Stockholm several times before (including in Schoenberg’s Erwartung in Double Drama in January 2019).
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the singers are led by American conductor Karina Canellakis.
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The music
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Richard Wagner Act II from Tristan und Isolde
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Participants
- Karina Canellakis conductor
- Heidi Melton soprano
- Katarina Karnéus mezzo-soprano
- Stefan Vinke tenor
- Raimund Nolte baritone
- Franz-Josef Selig bass
