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[Met Performance] CID:118820
Tristan und Isolde
Metropolitan Opera House, Thu, February 20, 1936
Tristan und Isolde (234)
Richard Wagner | Richard Wagner
Artur Bodanzky is credited in the program, but a company paybook indicates that Karl Riedel conducted this performance.
Review 1:
From the Baltimore Sun
At the opera house, nothing new. Melchior sang what is said to have been his one hundredth performance of "Tristan und Isolde" some days back, but Paul Althouse took over the role at the more recent hearing. Mr. Althouse cannot be said to be a heroic Tristan, and his efforts at making the interminable death scene dramatic did not quite come off, but his singing was, for the most part, very good. Flagstad was once more at her best, and Julius Huehn, having tined down his "business" as Kurvenal, was more acceptable. Bodanzky conducted the first act, but relinquished the baton to Karl Riedel for the other two, as he was indisposed.
Search by season: 1935-36
Search by title: Tristan und Isolde,
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Tristan und Isolde
Metropolitan Opera House, Thu, February 20, 1936
Tristan und Isolde (234)
Richard Wagner | Richard Wagner
- Tristan
- Paul Althouse
- Isolde
- Kirsten Flagstad
- Kurwenal
- Julius Huehn
- Brang?ne
- Karin Branzell
- KIng Marke
- Ludwig Hofmann
- Melot
- Arnold Gabor
- Sailor's Voice/Shepherd
- Hans Clemens
- Steersman
- James Wolfe
- Conductor
- Artur Bodanzky [Act I]
- Conductor
- Karl Riedel [Acts II, III]
Artur Bodanzky is credited in the program, but a company paybook indicates that Karl Riedel conducted this performance.
Review 1:
From the Baltimore Sun
At the opera house, nothing new. Melchior sang what is said to have been his one hundredth performance of "Tristan und Isolde" some days back, but Paul Althouse took over the role at the more recent hearing. Mr. Althouse cannot be said to be a heroic Tristan, and his efforts at making the interminable death scene dramatic did not quite come off, but his singing was, for the most part, very good. Flagstad was once more at her best, and Julius Huehn, having tined down his "business" as Kurvenal, was more acceptable. Bodanzky conducted the first act, but relinquished the baton to Karl Riedel for the other two, as he was indisposed.
Search by season: 1935-36
Search by title: Tristan und Isolde,
Met careers