In German with German and English surtitles. Duration 5 H. Introduction 45 min before the performance. Opera by Richard Wagner, Sunday subscription B. Opera by Richard Wagner, Wednesday subscription A, Opera House Day.
Opera by Richard Wagner, German opera subscription. Opera by Richard Wagner, Wednesday subscription B. Opera by Richard Wagner, AMAG people's performance.
From Friday, 1 April, the mandatory wearing of masks will no longer be required for the public at all performances and events at the Opernhaus ZΓΌrich. You can find more information here. It was a desire that ran contrary to bourgeois morals of the time in which the opera was written. The characters move about in rooms that could have existed in the Villa Wesendonck.
As the individual rooms become echo chambers and places of remembrance, everything that happens in them is but imagination, ardent longing, a fever dream. Yet the intimacy that this interpretation derives from Tristan frequently falters, suddenly transforming into claustrophobic social pressure that makes the lovers outsiders.
Their only escape is death. Camilla Nylund, who thrilled audiences in Zurich as Senta, will make her debut as Isolde in this revival. Intendant Andreas Homoki has allowed his ideas for the Β«RingΒ», which he has been nurturing for some time, to slowly mature. With Gianandrea Noseda, a conductor at home in Romantic opera repertoire, at his side, Homoki will stage direct the tetralogy himself. Further information. He is also Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra Washington, D.
