Opera North: Tristan und Isolde

Tristan und Isolde is one of the most significant works in western art. After it, music could never be the same again. It is a hymn to a love that transcends death, set to some of the most sheerly sensuous music ever composed – and the frank eroticism of the score still has the power to shock. Wagner described Tristan und Isolde as “the most audacious and original work of my life” and he searches every corner of human emotion in this story based on Medieval legend. With scene projections, costumed soloists and orchestra centre-stage, Opera North’s innovative new production by Peter Mumford is sure to be as much the “concentrated and riveting realisation” (Guardian) as his Ring Cycle. Opera North’s Principal Guest Conductor, Antony Hermus leads a cast of world-class soloists. An occasion not to be missed. Sung in German with English surtitles Image: Opera North’s production of Wagner’s Die Walküre, directed by Peter Mumford See the full B:Classical Season here