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What you loved about Tristan und Isolde
Read a selection of critics' and audience reactions to Tristan und Isolde
The curtain has now gone up on our production of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde.
Nikolaus Lehnhoff’s dream-like production returned, with leading Wagnerian singers and orchestral forces led by Glyndebourne Music Director Robin Ticciati.
Read what the critics and audience had to say about the production.
Critics

‘this superb revival combines mythic grandeur and humanity’
★★★★★
– The Telegraph
‘Irresistibly gorgeous – I was in a trance’
– The i Newspaper
‘A beautifully abstracted production’
– The Times
‘sonically stunning’
– Opera Now
‘Wagner fans lucky enough to experience it are in for a real treat’
– The Stage
Audience

‘An absorbing and totally satisfying performance.’
– Audience comment
‘Orchestral playing out of this world with the finest voices I have ever heard in these roles’
– Audience comment
‘One of the best Tristan performance I have attended’
– Audience comment
Tristan und Isolde is on stage until 23 August 2024 – last remaining tickets on sale now!
Tristan und Isolde
Photo gallery
Images from the Festival 2024 production of Tristan und Isolde
Image credits: Tristan und Isolde, Festival 2024. Photography by ASH.