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Program

Richard Wagner, Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90

I: Vorspiel (Prelude)

I, 1: "Westwärts schweift der Blick"

I, 2: "Frisch weht der Wind der Heimat zu"

I, 3; "Weh! ach wehe! Dies zu dulden!"

I, 4: "Auf! Auf! Ihr Frauen!"

I, 4: "Herr Tristan trete nah!"

I, 5: "Tristan!...Isolde!"

II: Vorspiel

II, 1: "Hörst du Sie noch?"

II, 2: "Isolde! Geliebte! - Tristan! Geliebter!"

II, 2: "O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe"

II, 2: "Einsam wachend in der Nacht"

II, 2: "Lausch', Geliebter!"

II, 2: "Doch, unsre Liebe"

II, 2: "So starben wir"

II, 3: "Rette dich, Tristan!"

II, 3: "Tatest du's wirklich?"

II, 3: "O König, das kann ich dir nicht sagen"

III: Vorspiel

III, 1: "Man hört einen Hirtenreigen"

III, 1: Kurwenal! He!"

III, 1: "Hei nun! Wie du kamst?"

III, 1: "Noch losch das Licht nicht aus"

III, 1: "Noch ist kein Schiff zu sehn!"

III, 1: "Bist du nun tot?"

III, 2: "O diese Sonne!"

III, 2: «Ich bin's, ich bin's»

III, 3: "Kurwenal! Hör!"

III, 3: "Mild und leise wie er lächelt" (Liebestod)

Wagner's Tristan und Isolde

Dmitri Tcherniakov (stage director), Daniel Barenboim (conductor) — With Andreas Schager (Tristan) and Anja Kampe (Isolde)

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Cast

Dmitri Tcherniakov — Stage director

Elena Zaytseva — Costume designer

Gleb Filshtinsky — Lighting

Andreas Schager — Tristan

Stephen Milling — Bass (King Marke)

Anja Kampe — Soprano (Isolde)

Daniel Boaz — Baritone (Kurwenal)

Program notes

Rediscover one of the world’s most famous operas with Dmitri Tcherniakov’s modern staging at the Staatsoper Berlin! Performed repeatedly at the opera, the story of Tristan and Isolde is known far and wide—a love potion, a challenge to the king, a tragic destiny—its themes have become staples of the musical repertoire. The Russian stage director offers an audacious production of this masterpiece with a stellar cast!

Having already staged this opera in 2005, Dmitri Tcherniakov focuses on the psychological aspects of the drama and brings the mythical lovers as close together as possible. Act III— which sees the end of the love affair between Tristan and Isolde—is striking in its powerful simplicity, and the famous Liebestod, where Isolde bids farewell to her dying lover, reaches unparalleled levels of emotional intensity. To crown it all, the stage director joins forces with a sublime cast: Daniel Barenboim—who has conducted this opera for more than 35 years—leads the Staatskapelle Berlin, Andreas Schager shines in the role of Tristan, while Anja Kampe is exceptional in her role as Isolde!

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