Please note running time of five hours including two intervals
In one of the most passionate love stories ever told, Tristan and Isolde's lives are set on a path to tragedy by the simple replacement of poison for a love potion. Yet this tragedy also results in their all-encompassing love for each other, and the intensity of their passion is expressed through Wagner's sumptuous chromaticism and lush orchestral colours. The opera is one of the peaks of the operatic repertory, and the climax of Isolde's 'Liebestod' is one of the most moving and all-embracing musical moments ever written.
Please note that due to video scenes with nudity this performance is not recommended for under-14s.
Subscription and group discounts are not available for this concert.
Forthcoming concerts with Esa-Pekka Salonen
Salonen conducts in Basingstoke
Jun 22 2012, 19:45 - The Anvil
The Philharmonia performs at The Anvil, Basingstoke's 18th Birthday Celebrations with Mahler's Resurrection symphony and the world première of Joseph Phibbs's Rivers to the Sea.
Infernal Dance: Concerto for Orchestra in Paris
Jun 25 2012, 20:00 - Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts this all-Bartók programme of The Wooden Prince Suite, Piano Concerto No. 3 with Nikolai Lugansky and the Concerto for Orchestra
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Tristan und Isolde
Discover how this production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde is brought to life.
Tristan & Isolde
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Prelude & Liebestod from Wagner's opera
19th Century
Learn how composers such as Wagner created music which required a bigger orchestra than ever before.
