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Doug Hesney's avatar

Phenomenal piece and review. I was blown away last Saturday and going back (with better seats thankfully) on the 4th. Wagnerism is back - for better or worse. The resonance of this particular production is an exclamation point. Or maybe it’s just Lise Davidsen

donny rumsfeld's avatar

goddamn but you write absolutely beautifully about opera. i have yet to really get into wagner because i end up being tired by the sheer length, i dont mean that insultingly. i should try again - what is your favorite non-Met downloadable/streamable version of tristan and isolde?

oh -have you ever listened to bajazet btw, and have thoughts?

Thomas Kerr's avatar

Came here to ask the same! What videoed performance / audio recording do you recommend ?

kate wagner's avatar

my favorite recording of tristan is the 72 karajan one with helga dernesch and jon vickers. my favorite one on video can be found here https://youtu.be/QyfIIxW3rW4?si=Tw_eCuzu-6h-gNak