The Metropolitan Opera Tristan und Isolde (2016)

Met audiences were fascinated by Mariusz Trelińskis gripping visionary production of Wagners epic opera In the daunting title roles of the doomed lovers Nina Stemme and Stuart Skelton are passionate overwhelming and heartbreaking as they battle every obstacle that separates them from their true destiny René Pape is King Marke betrayed not only by Isolde but by Tristan the man he most trusts and loves like a son With Ekaterina Gubanova as Isoldes confidante Brangäne and Evgeny Nikitin as Kurwenal Tristans loyal lieutenant Simon Rattle conducts a surging shimmering account of Wagners monumental score