Tristan and Isolde

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Apr. 18, 2013 - 6:30 p.m. | Apr. 21, 2013 -  2 p.m. | Apr. 24, 2013 - 6:30 p.m.
Apr. 27, 2013 - 6:30 p.m. | May 2, 2013 - 6:30 p.m. | May 5, 2013 - 2 p.m.

CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM

Isolde
Nina Stemme

Tristan
Ben Heppner

Brangaene
Claudia Mahnke

Kurwenal
Ryan McKinny

King Marke
Christof Fischesser

Conductor
Patrick Summers
Margaret Alkek Williams Chair

Director
Christof Loy

Set and Costume Designer
Johannes Leiacker

Lighting Designer
Olaf Winter

Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus

 

Richard Wagner's Tristan and Isolde
Brown Theater | Sung in German with projected English translation.

The Power of Fate. Legendary Romance. A Majestic Opera.

Love potions and poisons. Romantic betrayal. Heightened emotion. These are the things of which legends - and great operas - are made. A matchless work of art, Tristan speaks to timeless themes: the inevitability of fate, death's omnipresence, and salvation through transcending love. Tristan and Isolde has entranced audiences with its mystical power since its Munich premiere in 1865.

Our spectacular production is a fitting vehicle for the long-overdue HGO debuts of superstars Nina Stemme and Ben Heppner. This is a monumental work of art.

Nina Stemme Ben Heppner Claudia Mahnke Ryan McKinny Christof Fischesser

Photo credit: Bill Cooper
A co-production with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Listen to an audio clip of the overture from Tristan and Isolde, courtesy of EMI Classics.