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Tristan und Isolde

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Tristan und Isolde

SCHEDULE

  • Thu, 14 March 2024, 16:00
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  • Sun, 17 March 2024, 14:00
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  • Wed, 20 March 2024, 14:00
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  • Sat, 23 March 2024, 14:00
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  • Tue, 26 March 2024, 14:00
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  • Fri, 29 March 2024, 14:00
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2023/2024 SEASON

Music by Richard Wagner
Opera in 3 Acts
Sung in German with English and Japanese surtitles

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Cooperation: Richard-Wagner-Gesellshaft Japan

14 Mar - 29 Mar, 2024 ( 6 Performances )

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Running time is approx. 5 hours and 25 mins including intervals.

Booking Opens: Sat, 6 Jan 2024, 10:00am

DETAILS

Tristan und Isolde returns to the New National Theatre Tokyo for the first time since the sensational 2010/2011 Season performances under conductor Ono Kazushi and director David McVicar. Tristan und Isolde, a musical drama from Richard Wagner's mature period, is often called Wagner's greatest musical masterpiece. Musically depicting all-consuming love and anguish, this work lets Wagner's magical power resonate through audience members' entire bodies. Wagner's Tristan und Isolde features not only the leitmotiv (motifs that indicate characters or situations) unique to Wagner's musical dramas and abundant use of unediliche Melodie leading continuously from one melody to another without pause, but also half-step progressions concluding with the so-called Tristan Chord to create harmonies with a sense of uncertainty, expressing sensuality and inspiration. With the famous prelude and the climax of 'Isoldes Liebestod', this work leads the audience to catharsis with sweetly undulating sounds.

Ono Kazushi, who as artistic director has a strong desire to bring this work ― a revolutionary work in opera history ― to opera fans, will conduct. Zoltán Nyári sings the role of Tristan, alongside Liene Kinča as Isolde.

NEWS & FEATURES

19TH February, 2024
Cast change: Tristan und Isolde (14 - 29 March, 2024) / Role of Tristan
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8TH November, 2023
Cast change: Tristan und Isolde (14 - 29 March, 2024) / Role of Isolde
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SYNOPSIS

The middle ages of legend. Isolde, an Irish princess, is to be married to Marke, King of Cornwall, in a strategic union. She is quartered aboard the ship of Tristan, the king's nephew. Tristan is the foe of Isolde's previous fiancé, yet she is secretly drawn to him. On the ship, she plans a double suicide with Tristan by poison. But her handmaid, Brangäne, has switched the poison for a love potion, and the two young people fall instantly and passionately in love. Isolde becomes the wife of King Marke, but her meetings with Tristan continue. Brangäne's warnings fall on deaf ears, and one day the king catches the two during a rendezvous. Tristan is mortally wounded by the sword of Melot, the king's vassal. Tristan's henchman Kurwenal takes him back to his castle to wait for Isolde. Isolde arrives, but her beloved Tristan expires in her arms. The king has learned of the love potion and goes with his entourage intent on forgiving the two, but he arrives to find their lifeless bodies.

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CREATIVE TEAM & CAST

CREATIVE TEAM

Conductor: ONO Kazushi
Production: David McVICAR
Set and Costume Design: Robert JONES
Lighting Design: Paule CONSTABLE
Choreographer: Andrew GEORGE

CAST

Tristan: Zoltán NYÁRI
König Marke: Wilhelm SCHWINGHAMMER
Isolde: Liene KINČA
Kurwenal: Egils SILINS
Melot: AKITANI Naoyuki
Brangäne: FUJIMURA Mihoko
Ein Hirt: AOCHI Hideyuki
Ein Steuermann: KOMADA Toshiaki
Stimme eines jungen Seemanns: MURAKAMI Kota

Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus
Orchestra: Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

  • CREATIVE TEAM
  • CAST
  • ONO Kazushi
    Conductor
    ONO Kazushi
    David McVICAR
    Production
    David McVICAR
  • Zoltán NYÁRI
    Tristan
    Zoltán NYÁRI
    Wilhelm SCHWINGHAMMER
    König Marke
    Wilhelm SCHWINGHAMMER
    Liene KINČA
    Isolde
    Liene KINČA
    Egils SILINS
    Kurwenal
    Egils SILINS
    FUJIMURA Mihoko
    Brangäne
    FUJIMURA Mihoko

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Booking Opens: Sat, 6 Jan 2024, 10:00am

Booking Z seats (Day tickets) 1,650 yen

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