Tristan und Isolde | Opera review

Symphony Hall, BirminghamFirst seen at the Paris Opéra in 2005, Peter Sellars and Bill Viola's production of Tristan und Isolde, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, has since morphed into a concert-hall performance: the drama plays out in a spare semi-staging, with Viola's original video art retained as the backdrop. That's how it has now reached the UK, for two performances with the Philharmonia, the first in Birmingham.Sellars had added a few site-specific tweaks, making regular use of Symphony H...

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