Tristan
Performances Begin October 19
Tristan and Isolde
By Richard Wagner
Overview
Composer and Librettist
Richard Wagner
Dates
Oct 19–Nov 5, 2024
Price
Starting at $34
Run Time
4 hours 33 minutes with two intermissions
Language
German
Torn by Hate, They Become One in Love.
Isolde has been captured by Tristan, who is delivering her as a trophy to his uncle, King Marke. She seeks death for them both, but when her maid swaps out the intended poison with a love potion, so begins an epic romance.
Though their love is doomed from the start, the couple cannot help but meet in secret, until the King uncovers their tryst and banishes Tristan forever. Can they find a realm vast enough to hold their passion?
The apex of Romanticism and one of the world’s most influential artworks, Wagner’s opera is a unique expression of love at the extremes of human possibility. Music Director Eun Sun Kim continues her journey through Wagner’s operas, bringing back this transcendent score for the first time in 18 years.
See a Performance
Opera Previews
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SAT, OCT 19, 2024
6:00 PM
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WED, OCT 23, 2024
6:00 PM
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SUN, OCT 27, 2024
1:00 PM
Limited Availability
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FRI, NOV 1, 2024
6:00 PM
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TUE, NOV 5, 2024
6:00 PM
Synopsis
* San Francisco Opera Debut
San Francisco Opera production originally created by Teatro La Fenice
Made Possible By
This production is made possible, in part, by Dr. and Mrs. William M. Coughran; John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn;
Bernard and Barbro Osher; Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem; and Barbara A. Wolfe