Marco Arturo Marelli’s production of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde first appeared at the Semperoper in Dresden in 1995. It was revived in 2024 and recorded for video. It’s an elegant, straightforward production. There’s no “concept” but equally there’s not much attempt at “realism” either. Sets are monumental and abstract. Costuming is opera house medieval. On the few occasions props are needed they are what they are; a cup, swords etc. Atmosphere is mostly down to the lighting and the focus is on the singing and acting.
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