Tristan und Isolde

When rehearsals for the new Vienna production of Tristan und Isolde begin, director Calixto Bieito does not want to talk about his concept for long. The stage world created by Rebecca Ringst and the costume designs by Ingo Krüger are known in outline from the earlier presentation; what he "otherwise said", says the director, is still valid. He means his hints from the first presentation, hints about how Tristan and Isolde have a shared history, a secret, how they tried unsuccessfully to free themselves from each other, how they meet again. And that it is an incredible play about love.