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Proms on Four: Tristan and Isolde

Semyon Bychkov conducts the 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde, the opera that marked a defining moment in the evolution of modern music.

As part of the Wagner bicentenary celebrations at the Proms, Tom Service is at the Royal Albert Hall for a concert performance of Wagner's mighty Tristan and Isolde, the opera that marked a defining moment in the evolution of modern music. Semyon Bychkov conducts the 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra and Violeta Urmana and Robert Dean Smith are the lovers for whom the sweet embrace of death beckons. Tom talks to writer and Wagnerite Philip Hensher, while conductor and cast explain the herculean physical and emotional endurance the opera demands of them.

4 hours, 20 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Service
Director Kriss Russman
Producer Serena Cross
Orchestra 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Semyon Bychkov
Tristan Robert Dean Smith
Isolde Violeta Urmana

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