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[...]
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 […]
The exquisitely renovated Grand Théâtre de Genève opened its doors to three Ring Cycles in Feb.-March 2019. We were fortunately able to attend the third cycle (March 12-March 17, 2019). […]