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 metaphor in his 2016 production of Tristan at the Theatre des Champs-Élysées in Paris and at the Teatro dell-Opera di Roma. The Dutch National Opera premiere took place in 2018--with Stephen Gould as Tristan, and the revival[...]

Tristan und Isolde at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, which premiered on November 1, 2025, is not entirely new since it is a coproduction with the Grand Théâtre of Geneva and was premiered there […]

The Philadelphia Orchestra’s full-length concert performances of Tristan und Isolde on June 1 and 8 marked several milestones in the contemporary opera scene: the first time Yannick Nézet-Séguin had conducted the full score […]

Rare is the chance to experience the first public performances of Tristan und Isolde led by a conductor as experienced as Gustavo Dudamel. When Esa-Pekka Salonen launched the Tristan Project […]

Harlow Robinson
October 2022

The majestic natural setting of the Santa Fe Opera structure–open on the sides and stage to fresh air and awe-inspiring views of New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo mountains at the […]