Christian Thielemann: Tristan und Isolde

Tristan – Klaus Florian Vogt

Isolde – Camilla Nylund

Marke, King of Cornwall – Georg Zeppenfeld

Kurwenal – Martin Gantner

Brangäne – Tanja Ariane Baumgartner

Melot – Sebastian Wartig

A Shepherd / A Young Sailor – Attilio Glaser

Composer – Richard Wagner

Conductor – Christian Thielemann

Stage Director –  Marco Arturo Marelli

Costume designer – Dagmar Niefind-Marelli

Lighting designer – Friedewalt Degen

Every piece of the puzzle fell perfectly into place for this historic performance of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde at the Semperoper Dresden. In front of a pared down, timeless staging by Marco Arturo Marelli, the vocal performances could truly shine. Klaus Florian Vogt is “fully present” (Opernmagazin) and Camilla Nylund as Isolde at his side “convinced with her still incredibly lyrical, light soprano” (Sächsische Zeitung). At the zenith of his career, Christian Thielemann manages to set a new standard with his permeation of this difficult score and leads the Staatskapelle Dresden to new heights of artistic expression.