Tristan und Isolde (3 DVD)
Andreas Schager (Actor), Rachel Nicholls (Actor), Pierre Audi (Director)  Format: DVD
Actors: Andreas Schager, Rachel Nicholls, John Relyea, Michelle Breedt, Brett Polegato
Directors: Pierre Audi
Format: Box set, NTSC
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 3
Studio: C Major
DVD Release Date: November 15, 2019
Run Time: 239 minutes

This production of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, directed by Pierre Audi, has received high acclaim in Paris and Rome. “Pierre Audi is one of the few directors who works with Wagner by subtraction, imagining the story in a minimalist dimension, out of time, abstract: … Don`t miss it.“ (Il Messaggero).

`The Orchestra of Teatro Opera of Rome proves with this interpretation that it is one of the best opera house orchestras in Europe.“ (KlassikInfo.de) “Ecstasy, emotion and effect unleashed by Daniele Gatti at the podium of the Orchestra was overwhelming.“ (News.at). “Excellent Andreas Schager as Tristan, vocally strong Rachel Nicholls as Isolde.“ (KlassikInfo.de) “Brilliant! Gatti is a supreme Wagnerian, gloriously aware of all the kinesthetic requirements. Schager is convincing, Nicolls among the great Isoldes I`ve heard. If your ambition is to increase your understanding of Tristan, beg, borrow or steal a ticket.” Jack Buckley, SEEN AND HEARD

 

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