Tristan et Isolde

Presentation Synopsis The pinnacle of Romantic drama, Tristan and Isolde continues to fascinate. In this searing meditation on desire and death, Wagner deploys orchestral writing of unprecedented tension, where harmony seems ceaselessly suspended on the vertigo of the unfulfilled. From the love potion to the final transfiguration, the work explores the depths of amorous sentiment, culminating in ecstasy and annihilation. About the show Alongside Marko Letonja - a regular at the company whose affinity with the great Germanic repertoire is well known - Nice-based filmmaker Bertrand Bonello signs his first opera production. Blending medieval imagery with contemporary references, his vision plunges us into a double universe, where the real world and the unconscious intersect - a before and after of the love potion. A hypnotic plunge into myth, between romantic fever and radical modernity. Distribution Coproduction Opéra Nice Côte d'Azur, Opéra National de Bordeaux Opera in 3 acts Libretto by Richard Wagner Premiere June 10, 1865 at the Royal Bavarian Court Theater, Munich Musical direction Marko Letonja Stage & video direction Bertrand Bonello Sets Emanuele Sini Costumes Pauline Jacquard Lighting Felipe Ramos Tristan Samuel Sakker Isolde Annette Dasch Marke Albert Dohmen Kurwenal Birger Radde Brangäne Emilia Rukavina Melot Richard Rittelmann A young sailor | A shepherd Glenn Cunningham --- IN RESONANCE --- Meeting with Marko Letonja and Bertrand Bonello. L'Artistique - Tuesday, January 26 - 6pm Tristan and Isolde: a poetics and philosophy of desire Organized by the Cercle Richard Wagner Rive Droite and presented by Dorian Astor (philosopher and writer). Foyer Montserrat Caballé de l'Opéra - Tuesday February 16 - 6pm