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original ProductionDirected and Designed byYannis Kokkosrevival Directed byPeter Watsonlighting Design byGuido LeviConductorFergus SheilA once in a lifetime event and regarded by many as thegreatest operatic achievement of all time, Wagner’s tristanund Isolde is presented by new Irish opera company WideOpen Opera. Originating from Welsh National Opera, directedand designed by Yannis Kokkos, this stunning productionfeatures leading Irish and international performers alongsidethe 85-member RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra,conducted by Fergus Sheil.The opera opens on a voyage between Ireland and England;the Irish princess Isolde has been captured by the Englishknight Tristan as a trophy wife for his uncle, King Mark. Theunintended drinking of a love potion sets the couple off ona deeply passionate, illicit relationship; an all-consuming,doomed love affair. As Wagner’s contemporary Nietzscheremarked of tristan und Isolde, “even now I am still in searchof a work which exercises such a dangerous fascination,such a spine-tingling and blissful infinity.”Wide Open Opera’s production spans a performance time offive hours, and features Irish singers Miriam Murphy (Isolde)and Imelda Drumm (Brangäne) alongside international artistsLars Cleveman (Tristan), Brett Polegato (Kurwenal) andManfred Hemm (King Mark). This is a unique opportunity tosee opera’s most ravishing love story and the auspiciousdebut production by a significant new Irish opera company.pIcnIc BaSketS wILL Be aVaILaBLe For purchaSe at the Venue.TRISTAN UND ISOLDE IS a wIDe open opera proDuctIon InaSSocIatIon wIth BorD GáIS enerGy theatre, DuBLIn theatreFeStIVaL anD rtÉ natIonaL SyMphony orcheStra. a proDuctIonorIGInatInG FroM weLSh natIonaL opera.SunG In GerMan wIth enGLISh SurtItLeS.Wagner’stristanunD isolDe27