Inspired by Wagner’s own tortured affair with the wife of his patron, this searing masterwork is based on Arthurian legend and tells of an illicit romance between a Breton nobleman and the Irish princess betrothed to his uncle and king. The composer’s larger-than-life sensibilities are on full display throughout the score: Along with intoxicating orchestral music that surges in tandem with the couple’s burgeoning passion and a chord left symbolically unresolved until the last moments of the opera, the opera also features one of the repertory’s most soaring and ecstatic final climaxes, as Isolde surrenders to a love so powerful that she transcends life itself.
Stars: Ben Heppner, Jane Eaglen, Katarina Dalayman, Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, René Pape, James Levine
Crew: Brian Large (Director), Richard Wagner (Original Music Composer), James Levine (Conductor), Dieter Dorn (Production Design), Jürgen Rose (Set Designer), Jürgen Rose (Costume Designer)
Country: United States of America
Language: Deutsch
Studio: Unitel
Runtime: 238 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 18, 1999
IMDb: 1
Keywords:opera, the metropolitan opera
