Tristan Und Isolde by Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner could not get away with the huge impact that the rediscovery of German medieval poetry has produced in the 19^th century German Romantic poets.  Inspired by his love for Mathilde Wesendonck and by Arthur Schoppenhauer philosophy, he completed the score of Tristan und Isolde in 1859 but its Munich premiere was delayed till 1865 since the Vienne Court Opera considered it impossible to be performed.

The Celtic tale of the tragic love between the Cornish heroe Tristan  and the Irish princess Isolde – told and retold in countless versions – meets in Wagner’s  drama the most transcendental embodiment of love whose melodic structure stretched to the limits of musical tradition with its daring and innovative harmonies, heralds the most important stage of modern music.

Director and Set designer | Charles Edwards

Light designer | Giuseppe Di Iorio

Conductor | Graeme Jenkins

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Tristan | Erin Caves

Isolde | Elisabete Matos

König Marke | Kristinn Sigmundsson

Kurwenal | Luís Rodrigues

Brangäne | Catherine Carby

A Shepherd / A Steersman | João Oliveira

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CORO DO TEATRO NACIONAL DE SÃO CARLOS

Principal Conductor | Giovanni Andreoli

ORQUESTRA SINFÓNICA PORTUGUESA

Principal Conductor | Joana Carneiro

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Production | New TNSC Production

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CCB Co-production