Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde
Back Cover Image | Label: OPUS ARTE Catalog: OA0988D Format: DVD Tristan: Robert Gambill Isolde: Nina Stemme Brangäne: Katarina Karnéus Kurwenal: Bo Skovhus King Marke: René Pape Melot: Stephen Gadd Young Sailor/Shepherd: Timothy Robinson Steersman: Richard Mosley-Evans The Glyndebourne Chorus London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Jiří Bĕlohlávek Stage Director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff Recorded live at Glyndebourne, Lewes, Sussex on 1st August and 6th August 2007.Glyndebourne’s celebrated production of Nikolaus Lehnhoff’s Tristan und Isolde is a supremely intelligent achievement; gravely beautiful, haunting and meditative, it is deeply reflective rather than visceral, fortified by Roland Aeschlimann's stunningly effective set, a womb-like space through which the protagonists move like gods. Conductor Jiří Bělohlávek mirrors Lehnhoff's approach in his sophisticated plumbing of the score's depths, with every shift in texture carefully laid bare by an inspired London Philharmonic Orchestra. Nina Stemme's Isolde and Robert Gambill's Tristan, both gloriously lyrical, are matched by superb performances from René Pape as the betrayed and vulnerable King Marke and Bo Skovhus as Kurwenal, deeply touching in his helpless devotion to Tristan. This High Definition recording of a production of uncommon intimacy reveals the opera's music and drama in a new light. Price: $57.98 |