Organization

Conductor

Stephen Barlow

Singer

Tenor

Gwyn Hughes Jones

Tristan

Soprano

Rachel Nicholls

Isolde

Mezzo-soprano

Christine Rice

Brangaene

Baritone

David Stout

Kurwenal

Bass

Matthew Rose

King Mark

Mark Le Brocq

Melot

Stage director

Charles Edwards

Set designer

Costume designer

Gabrielle Dalton

Lighting designer

Tim Mitchell

Voice of a young sailor

Sam Utley

A shepherd

Thomas Isherwood

A steersman

Grange Park Opera

Orchestra

The Gascoigne Orchestra

German

Tristan und Isolde -  (Tristan and Isolde)

Surrey

United Kingdom

Grange Park Opera, Surrey

Tristan und Isolde Wagner, Richard

Public

Tristan and Isolde

English

Approved

Tristan in Miniature | 2020 Interim Season

Tristan und Isolde

Tristan & Isolde must be the greatest love story ever told. 

From that puzzling first phrase, landing on the Tristan chord, Wagner’s late masterpiece weaves its magic. Epic – in every sense – it is one of the most extraordinary experiences, not just in the opera canon, but in western art. It is not surprising that the final act has induced heart attacks in a number of conductors.

Wagner wrote it while in temporary exile and enamoured with his mistress, Mathilde. The story – of the noble knight Tristan and his passionate love for Isolde, who has, alas, been promised to another, King Marke – reflects the composer’s emotional upheaval.

For this mighty undertaking, director/designer Charlie Edwards creates a staging inspired by Wagner’s original set designs. Gwyn Hughes Jones will sing Tristan at the Paris Opera before arriving at the Theatre in the Woods and Rachel Nicholls is the feisty Isolde.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble