Christoph Martaler's production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde in Blu-ray which opened the 2009 Bayreuth Festival, is a collaboration between the rich talent of American tenor Robert Dean Smith and the Swedish soprano Iréne Theorin. Conducted by the renowned Wagner conductor Peter Schneider, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus is captured in a legendary performance.
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Composer: Richard Wagner
Tristan: Robert Dean Smith
Marke: Robert Holl
Isolde: Iréne Theorin
Kurwenal: Jukka Rasilainen
Melot: Ralf Lukas
Brangäne: Michelle Breedt
Junger Seemann: Clemens Bieber
Ein Hirt: Arnold Bezuyen
Ein Steuermann: Martin Snell
Bayreuther Festspiele Chorus
Bayreuther Festspiele Orchestra
Conductor: Peter Schneider
Choral Conducting: Eberhard Friedrich
Stage Director: Christoph Marthaler
Revival Director:Anna-Sophie Mahler
Costume and Stage Designs: Anna Viebrock
Plus: Illustrated synopsis / Cast Gallery / ‘Kinder, macht was Neues!’: The making of Tristan und Isolde / Conductor camera: option to view the conductor as you watch the opera
Picture: 16:9
Sound: LPCM 2.0 stereo / DTS 5.0 MA
Format: 1080i
Region code: All regions
Running time: 292 mins
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/SP
Year: 2009