Seminar: Tristan und Isolde

Join us for our annual tradition: a half-day deep-dive exploration into one of Wagner’s towering masterpieces, presented in conjunction with the Metropolitan Opera’s current season. This year we turn our attention to Tristan und Isolde (on stage 9 March – 2 April, 2026) in a new production by Yuval Sharon. With an all-star cast led by Lise Davidsen, Ekaterina Gubanova, and Michael Spyres, and with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting, this production promises both vocal and emotional intensity.

Our seminar offers the perfect opportunity to deepen your relationship with the work, whether you’re a seasoned Wagnerian or discovering Tristan for the first time. Expect illuminating lectures from leading scholars and musicologists, insights into the opera’s historical, philosophical, and musical dimensions, and a dynamic roundtable with members of the cast and creative team. These gatherings are more than just educational—they’re a chance to connect with fellow opera lovers in a spirit of shared curiosity and discovery. Come ready to engage, reflect, and be transformed by one of the most profound love stories ever set to music.

Plan ahead & Enhance your Experience

Check out Sharon’s new book A New Philosophy of Opera – available in our shop

Find us at an intermission meet-up for whichever performance you’re attending

Deepen your understanding with this five-part course in collaboration with Juilliard Extension

Ticketing:

Information will be available at a later date