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A new staging for Lyric Opera of Chicago using the iconic scenery and costumes designed by David Hockney.
Tristan: Clifton Forbis Isolde: Deborah Voigt Brangane: Petra Lang Kurwenal: Greer Grimsley/Jason Stearns Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
"SOARING… There are reasons they call it grand opera and some of the best were on display when Lyric Opera of Chicago opened its mesmerizing production of Tristan und Isolde… (Tristan) can be static opera but stage director Jose Maria Condemi deployed the singers well"
Wynne Delacoma for CHICAGO SUN TIMES, Jan, 1, 2009
"EXCEPTIONALLY MOVING? the combined elements produced a fine synergy that was as near as Gesamkunstwerk as one might hope to experience anywhere? it is laudable to see Wagner's stage directions honored...attention to details give this production a firm sense of integrity"
James L. Zychowics for SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL, Jan, 1, 2009
"ELECTRIFYING… by the end of the first act words like "powerful", "moving" and "intense" were in the lips of Lyric Opera of Chicago's patrons. At the end of the night, an even more select vocabulary had emerged: "monumental", "unforgettable" and even "historic … few experiences in the opera rival a great Tristan und Isolde. Producing such a performance requires not only flawless singing but also true commitment on the part of the cast to psychological nuanced portrayals of their characters. Lyric Opera of Chicago showcased a cast that excelled in both areas and deserved all the superlatives lauded from the crowd after one of the most electrifying nights in Lyric's recent history"
Paul Wooley for CONCERTONET.COM, Jan, 1, 2009
"BREATHTAKING? Tristan und Isolde does not suffer interpretative mediocrity well. Lyric Opera cogently affirmed the masterwork's supremacy with a visually resplendent mounting? Clifton Forbis and Deborah Voigt made the deepest impression in creating a palpable erotic chemistry. Their Act II duet dripped with subtly understated sensuality"
Betty Mohr for THE SOUTHTOWN STAR, Jan, 1, 2009
"Lyric Opera cogently reaffirmed the masterwork's supremacy with a visually resplendent mounting... both principals made the deepest impression in the creation of palpable erotic chemistry... their physical interaction was so tenderly intimate that one almost felt like a voyeur"
Mark Thomas Ketterson for OPERA NEWS, Jan, 1, 2009
"ANOTHER TRIUMPH... the four-hour plus opera moves with lightning speed?sensitively directed by Jose Maria Condemi, this production marks another Lyric Opera triumph"
