Tristan und Isolde – The Met’s New Production

Susan Brodie
May 2026

Wagner’s groundbreaking, metaphysical romance Tristan und Isolde returned to the Metropolitan Opera on March 9 for the first time in ten years in a bold new production featuring Lise Davidsen, opera’s current “it” girl. While the promotion focused mainly on Davidsen and Michael Spyres and on the Met directing debut of Yuval Sharon, the rewards came from the efforts of the strong cast, the superb orchestra,[...]

A Selenic Tristan und Isolde at Dutch National Opera

Caroline Couch
March 2026

Two events that occurred in Pierre Audi’s life on July 20, 1969–attending Tristan und Isolde in Munich and watching Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon–would heavily influence the lunar […]

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