Tristan und Isolde - Wikipedia
Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde), WWV 90, is a music drama in three acts by Richard Wagner set to a German libretto by the composer, loosely based on the medieval 12th-century …
Tristan and Isolde | SFO - San Francisco Opera
Against her will, Isolde is being delivered across the sea by the knight Tristan to the court of King Marke of Cornwall, whom she is to marry. Angered by a sailor’s mocking song about a wild …
The Story of Tristan and Isolde? Plot, Synopsis & More | ENO
Tristan and Isolde (Tristan und Isolde) is an opera in 3 acts by the composer Richard Wagner. First performed in 1865, Tristan and Isolde is one of Wagner’s best loved operas. Based on a …
Synopsis for Tristan and Isolde - San Francisco Opera
Angered by a sailor’s mocking song about a wild Irish maid, Isolde sends her servant Brangäne to summon Tristan. Brangäne goes to Tristan on deck but he refuses Isolde’s call—he must help …
Tristan und Isolde: the story behind Wagner's legendary opera
Wagner composed the opera in 1856-9 and it was first performed on 12 March, 1859, in Prague. What is the story behind Wagner's Tristan und Isolde? Sailing from Ireland to Cornwall, where …
Tristan and Isolde - The Kennedy Center
Tristan and Isolde is a German opera in three acts by Richard Wagner, based largely on the 12th-century romance Tristan and Iseult by Gottfried von Strassburg, a quintessential romance of …
Tristan und Isolde - Metropolitan Opera
The prelude sweeps the listener into an ecstatic yet tortuous world of longing, and the vocal parts are of unique stature. The opera culminates in Isolde’s famous final aria, “Mild und leise,” with …
San Francisco Opera 2024-25 Review: Tristan und Isolde
Oct 23, 2024 · Whether you view Richard Wagner’s opera, “Tristan und Isolde,” as an expressive tale of universal human redemption or simply a unique take on the many medieval romances …
SF Opera’s ‘Tristan and Isolde’: Love, Death and Yearning | KQED
Oct 24, 2024 · Enter Tristan and Isolde, Richard Wagner’s epic, tragic romance, with emphasis on epic — especially if you’re the couple who left the opera house last night at the three-hour …
Tristan and Isolde | San Francisco Classical Voice - sfcv.org
Oct 19, 2024 · Torn by Hate, They Become One in Love. Isolde has been captured by Tristan, who is delivering her as a trophy to his uncle, King Marke. She seeks death for them both, but …