Name: Tristan und Isolde
Start: 1999-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1999-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Metropolitan Opera House

Organization

Soprano

Jane Eaglen

Isolde

Tenor

Ben Heppner

Tristan

Mezzo-soprano

Katarina Dalayman

Brangaene

Wendy White

Baritone

Monte Pederson

Kurwenal

Richard Paul Fink

Bass

René Pape

King Mark

Paul Plishka

Brian Davis

Melot

Thomas Studebaker

Anthony Dean Griffey

Voice of a young sailor

Charles Castronovo

Mark Schowalter

A shepherd

James Courtney

A steersman

Conductor

James Levine

Stage director

Dieter Dorn

Set designer

Jürgen Rose

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Max Keller

Hans-Joachim Ketelsen

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

German

Tristan und Isolde -  (Tristan and Isolde)

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

The utter timelessness of Wagner’s masterpiece is superbly captured in Dieter Dorn’s production, designed by Jürgen Rose. It strips away the usual visual ballast from the drama to reveal the searing emotional truth at its core. Under James Levine’s probing conducting the great Met orchestra is a central character in the story. Ben Heppner and Jane Eaglen are Tristan and Isolde, overwhelmed by their all-consuming love for each other which defies society and the law. René Pape is a devastating King Marke, the man robbed of his wife by his best friend. Hans-Joachim Ketelsen and Katarina Dalayman complete the cast.

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