Opera in Concert

Tristan and Isolde

Wagner's great love drama
© Rogelio de Egusquiza

3/15

Saturday | 3/15/2025
7:30 pm Start of Concert
Concert introduction with Tom Adler 1 hour before the concert starts in the hall of the Central Library (1st floor).
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Schloßstr. 2, 01067 Dresden
Floor Plan
59 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 20 €
9 € for Schüler unter 18J.
29 € for Junge Leute u. 30J.
29 € for SB ab GdB80 (+ggf. Begleitung)
29 € for Dresden-Pass
7 € for Last Minute

About the Concert

Unfortunately, Pablo Heras-Casado had to cancel the conducting of the concert performance of Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde" due to illness. We thank John Fiore for taking over the two concerts at short notice. For Anja Kampe, who also fell ill, we were able to find a top-class replacement in Catherine Foster.

Richard Wagner is known for overwhelming operas. Through the power of a love potion, Tristan and Isolde are fatefully drawn to each other, but the Irish princess Isolde is promised to Marke, the King of Cornwall and Tristan's liege lord. In secret, the lovers live out their connection, which inevitably must be discovered and lead to catastrophe. Wagner has found a musical language for this story that is hard to resist...

Program

Richard Wagner
"Tristan und Isolde" Concert Version:
Prelude to Act One
Act Two
"Isolde's Love Death"

Artists

John Fiore
Conductor
Catherine Foster
Soprano (Isolde)
Marina Prudenskaya
Mezzo-Soprano (Brangäne)
Stuart Skelton
Tenor (Tristan)
Georg Zeppenfeld
Bass (King Marke)
Sebastian Wartig
Bass (Melot)
Dresdner Philharmonie
Programme booklet to media library

Biographies

John Fiore

Well-known among the opera houses internationally, John Fiore is prized for his depth of knowledge of a broad operatic repertoire, his sensitive and supportive collaborations with singers and soloists, and for his deft ability to communicate between the stage and pit in the fluid and changing circumstances of live opera performance. A gifted linguist with command of eight languages, he has been a frequent guest of the leading companies throughout Europe, North America, and Australia covering a wide range of repertoire from early classics through contemporary masterpieces.

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Catherine Foster

Catherine Foster is one of the worlds leading dramatic sopranos. In Wagner's Ring cycle with the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra and Marek Janowski, she sang the role of Brünnhilde in 2022. In the 2024/25 season, she will return to the Bayreuth Festival as Brünnhilde in "Die Walküre", "Siegfried" and "Götterdämmerung". The season also includes Färberin in a new production of „Die Frau ohne Schatten“ at the Deutsche Oper Berlin with Sir Donald Runnicles conducting.

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Marina Prudenskaya

Following her studies at the conservatory in her native St. Petersburg, Marina Prudenskaya was engaged by the Stanislavsky Theatre in Moscow. In 2000, she changed to the Staatstheater Nuremberg, where she went on to acquire numerous roles of her repertoire. In addition to several other awards, she won the German ARD music competition in 2003. From 2005 until 2007, she was a member of the ensemble at Deutsche Oper Berlin, followed by a period as an ensemble member at the Stuttgart State Opera.

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Stuart Skelton

The Australian Stuart Skelton is one of the best heldentenors of our time and is praised for his outstanding musicality, the beauty of his voice and his intense dramatic portrayals. His operatic repertoire includes Tristan and Florestan as well as the title roles in "Lohengrin", "Parsifal", "Otello" and "Peter Grimes". His concert repertoire includes Mahler's "Lied von der Erde", Beethoven's Missa solemnis and Elgar's "The Dream of Gerontius".

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Georg Zeppenfeld

Georg Zeppenfeld, a renowned bass from Attendorn in Westphalia (Germany), began his musical journey with a teaching degree in Music and German Studies. At the same time, he perfected his talent in concert and opera singing at the prestigious music academies in Detmold and Cologne, where he completed his training under the guidance of Hans Sotin.

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Sebastian Wartig

Born in Dresden, baritone Sebastian Wartig received his first voice training in the Dresden Kreuzchor. From 2013 to 2015, he was a member of the young ensemble of the Saxon State Opera, where he has been a permanent member since 2015, appearing as Morales ("Carmen"), Melot ("Tristan und Isolde"), Harlequin ("Ariadne auf Naxos"), Papageno ("Zauberflöte"), Doctor Falke ("Fledermaus"), Belcore ("L'elisir d'amore") and in gala concerts, among others. He has also made guest appearances in Basel, Grafenegg and Klagenfurt.

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Dresdner Philharmonie

Top Class!

That is the claim of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra stands for concerts at the highest artistic level, musical education for all ages and looking beyond the musical horizon. Guest performances on almost every continent and collaborations with guests from all over the world have established the reputation of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra in the international classical music world.  

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