{"id":2871,"date":"2016-03-19T07:42:13","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T07:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=2871"},"modified":"2016-03-19T07:42:13","modified_gmt":"2016-03-19T07:42:13","slug":"enos-new-tristan-and-isolde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=2871","title":{"rendered":"ENO&#8217;s new Tristan and Isolde"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>World-famous sculptor Anish Kapoor joins director Daniel Kramer and conductor Edward Gardner for a new production of Wagner\u2019s epic\u00a0<em>Tristan and Isolde<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>World-famous sculptor Anish Kapoor will design the sets for ENO\u2019s unmissable new production of\u00a0<em>Tristan and Isolde<\/em>. Directed by Daniel Kramer and conducted by former ENO Music Director Edward Gardner,\u00a0<em>Tristan and Isolde<\/em>\u00a0is one of the most hotly-anticipated arts events of 2016.<\/p>\n<p>An epic drama told on a grand scale,\u00a0<em>Tristan and Isolde\u00a0<\/em>is one of the most powerful pieces in the repertoire. Described by Richard Wagner as \u2018the most audacious and original work of my life\u2019, the opera retells the legend of Tristan and Isolde\u2019s transcendent but ill-fated love.<\/p>\n<p>ENO\u2019s first new production of\u00a0<em>Tristan and Isolde\u00a0<\/em>since 1996 is directed by \u2018theatre\u2019s most exciting young director\u2019 (<em>Daily Telegraph<\/em>) Daniel Kramer. His previous work with ENO and Edward Gardner includes\u00a0<em>Duke Bluebeard\u2019s Castle<\/em>\u00a0(2009)<em>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Punch and Judy<\/em>\u00a0at the Young Vic (2008), for which he won the South Bank Show Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera. Kramer was also nominated for the Golden Mask award for Best Director for\u00a0<em>Duke Bluebeard\u2019s Castle<\/em>\u00a0when it was performed at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>For this spectacular staging Kramer collaborates with Anish Kapoor, one of the most influential sculptors of his generation. Winner of the Turner Prize in 1991, he was awarded a CBE in 2003 and a Knighthood in 2013 for services to visual arts. He designed the ArcelorMittal Orbit, Britain\u2019s largest piece of public art, which was constructed in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to stand as a permanent legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Kapoor has also designed stage sets that include\u00a0<em>Idomeneo\u00a0<\/em>for Glyndebourne in 2003 and\u00a0<em>Pell\u00e9as et M\u00e9lisande\u00a0<\/em>for La Monnaie in Brussels in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>This thrilling score is conducted for the first time by former ENO Music Director Edward Gardner. Following his performances of Richard Jones\u2019s Olivier Award-winning, five-star production of\u00a0<em>The Mastersingers of Nuremberg<\/em>\u00a0(2015),<em>\u00a0The Stage<\/em>\u00a0wrote that his \u2018immaculate sense of balance and flow denotes a great Wagner conductor\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The creative team is completed by Costume Designer Christina Cunningham, Lighting Designer Peter Mumford and Video Designer Frieder Weiss.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Tristan and Isolde\u00a0<\/em>opens at the London Coliseum on 9 June 2016 for 8 performances \u2013 June 9, 15, 22, 29 at 5pm and June 19, 26 &amp; July 2, 9 at 3pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Pre-performance talk: 19 June, 1.15-2pm, \u00a35\/\u00a32.50 concs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World-famous sculptor Anish Kapoor joins director Daniel Kramer and conductor Edward Gardner for a new production of Wagner\u2019s epic\u00a0Tristan and Isolde World-famous sculptor Anish Kapoor will design the sets for ENO\u2019s unmissable new production of\u00a0Tristan and Isolde. 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