Tristan und Isolde

Item

Record ID

1053

Identifier

90679

Genre

Work Title

Tristan und Isolde

Uniform Title

Tristan und Isolde

Program/Series Title

Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD ; Great performances at the Met

Work Alternate Titles

Tristan and Isolde

Composer

Text Author

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883

Production Year

2008

Transmission/Release Date

2008-03-22 (Theater transmission) ; 2008-06-01 (PBS)

Transmission/Release Year

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

Theater transmission / PBS

Conductor/Music Director

Levine, James, 1943-

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra

Chorus/Choir

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus

Soloists

Matthew Plenk (Sailor) ; Deborah Voigt (Isolde) ; Michelle DeYoung (Brangane) ; Eike Wilm Schulte (Kurwenal) ; Robert Dean Smith (Tristan) ; Stephen Gaertner (Melot) ; Matti Salminen (King Marke) ; Mark Schowalter (Shepherd) ; James Courtney (Steersman)

Participants

Susan Graham (host, interviewer)

TV/Film Director

Sweete, Barbara Willis

Stage Director

Dorn, Dieter

Sets

Rose, Jurgen

Costumes

Rose, Jurgen

Production Company

Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.

Producer

Bongiovanni, Mia ; Park, Elena (Supervising Producers) ; Briccetti, Louisa ; Warivonchik, Victoria (Producers)

Executive Producer

Gelb, Peter

Technical Information

HDTV

Other Information

Intermission features: Peter Gelb interviews Barbara Willis Sweete. Taped segment with Technical Director Joe Clark. Susan Graham interviews Deborah Voigt, Michelle DeYoung, James Levine and Sarah Billinghurst. Production in memory of Anthony Minghella.

Duration

ca. 250'

Company

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Sourcemat

DLCAT-179

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