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Time: 7:30pm.
Address: Southbank Centre, London SE1.
Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performance lasts approx. 5 hours, including 2 intervals.
Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
Gary Lehmann Tristan
Christine Brewer Isolde
Anne Sofie von Otter Brangäne
John Relyea King Marke
Jukka Rasilainen Kurwenal
Stephen Gadd Melot
Andrew Kennedy Shepherd, Sailor
Darren Jeffery Helmsman
Philharmonia Voices
Bill Viola visual artist
Peter Sellars artistic collaborator
In one of the most passionate love stories ever told, Tristan and Isolde’s lives are set on a path to tragedy by the swapping of a bottle of poison for a love potion. Yet this tragedy also results in their all-encompassing love for each other, and the intensity of their passion is expressed through Wagner’s sumptuous chromaticism and lush orchestral colours. The opera is one of the peaks of the operatic repertory, and the climax of Isolde’s ‘Liebestod’ is one of the most moving and all-encompassing musical moments ever written. This concert performance, directed by Peter Sellars, will be set against the stunning backdrop of Bill Viola’s film projections, further exploring the emotional subtexts of the work.
The performance will run for five hours and include two intervals.
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