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In a triumphant ‘Tristan and Isolde,’ time stands still (for four hours)

PHILADELPHIA — On Sunday afternoon at Marian Anderson Hall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin led his Philadelphia Orchestra through the four-hour entirety of Richard Wagner’s ‘Tristan and Isolde.” And I don’t ...
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Wagner’s classic ‘Tristan’ in SF gets jump on opera season

Opening night for most Bay Area opera companies is still a few weeks away, but opera lovers can start getting into shape for the season this weekend with a special concert performance of “Tristan und ...
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"TRISTAN UND ISOLDE" AGAIN.; A Large Audience Hears the Special Performance at the Metropolitan Opera House.

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Review: S.F. Opera taps into the transcendent power of ‘Tristan and Isolde’

“Tristan and Isolde” is back at San Francisco Opera, 18 years after the company last performed Richard Wagner’s musical epic of love, betrayal and death. The production that opened on Saturday, Oct.