Tristan und Isolde

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Event Tristan und Isolde
Venue Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France
First Date 2 July 2021
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Honour called for a death potion; the subconscious responded with a love potion. And forbidden passion, repressed for so long, suddenly burst into the light, shattering all the barriers. Uncontrollable desire has never been expressed as powerfully as by Wagner in Tristan und Isolde, the most absolute representation of love-as-passion in the West. But is this perpetual devouring, which is as painful as it is orgasmic, a form of mystic knowledge or a dangerous illusion? For this sacred pair of lovers, dissolution into the eternal night seems like the only possible way out. Wagner feared that hi
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Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Arco Renz Choreographer
Simon Rattle Conductor
Blanca Añón Costume Assistant
Mel Page Costume Designer
Simon Stone Director
James Farncombe Lighting Designer
Ralph Myers Set Designer
Works
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://festival-aix.com/en/program/opera/tristan-und-isolde
Event Identifier 170668
Dataset AusStage