Tristan und Isolde (Complete opera recorded live in 2007) BLU-RAY

"The gaudiest event of the opera season in Europe, La Scala's opener on Dec. 7 was a sublime new version of Tristan und Isolde directed by Patrice Chéreau under the baton of the house's new principal guest conductor, Daniel Barenboim. ….. Mr. Barenboim, who knows this opera as well as anyone, drew rich, densely textured, multilayered sounds from his players.'' (New York Times)

"Portraying the most vulnerable and fragile Isolde ever seen on stage, Waltraud Meier, reaches new dramatic heights in Patrice Chéreau's production at Teatro alla Scala. This is a tour de force from one of the greatest Wagner singer-actors of our time. Patrice Chéreau's direction is subtle - creating the most moving Tristan available on DVD. Ian Storey is no great Tristan vocally, but he is certainly the most sexy and the only Tristan to visually match Waltraud Meier aside from Siegfried Jerusalem. The camera work is elegant, showing close-ups of the singers in the right moments. Unobtrusive use of double-exposed images and transitions also contribute to the great end result." WagnerOpera.net