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Opera

The finest Tristan since Siegfried Jerusalem

Longborough's new production of Tristan und Isolde will remain a yardstick, says Michael Tanner. And Continuum Ensemble's night of miniature operas at King's Place made a strong impression

27 June 2015

9:00 AM

27 June 2015

9:00 AM

Tristan und Isolde

Longborough Festival Opera

Swept Away: Hindemith, Toch, Weill

Kings Place

Which of Wagner’s mature dramas is the most challenging, for performers and spectators? The one you’re seeing at the moment, seems to be the answer for me. The better I know them, the more apprehensive I get about whether I can rise to their level, and whether the performers can, and whether we can pace ourselves and not flag at the prospect of the last act, in most of them the greatest and most exhausting.

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