Performances of Tristan und Isolde 2012 - an incomplete listing

Another entry in our "Incomplete series", this time the Wagnerian's incomplete listing of Tristan and Isolde performances 2012. There are performances missing from this list and I have excluded any where the house concerned has not made a full cast list easily available. As this information does become available I will try to add these. Equally, if you have any information on any that I have missed please let me know.
As always: All details are open to change so please consult the official websites of each house. The Wagnerian, takes no responsibility for any such changes or inaccuracies herein

Aalto Musiktheater Essen
29 January, 5, 12 February 2012

Cast

Tristan: Jeffrey Dowd
Isolde: Evelyn Herlitzius
Kurwenal: Heiko Trinsinger
Brangäne: Michaela Selinger
Ein Hirt: Albrecht Kludszuweit
Conductor: Stefan Soltesz
Director: Barrie Kosky
Set Designs: Klaus Grünberg
Costumes: Alfred Mayerhofer
Lighting: Klaus Grünberg

Website

The Dallas Opera
(Semi staged)
16, 19(m), 22, 25 February 2012

Cast

Tristan: Clifton Forbis
Isolde: Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet
König Marke: Kristinn Sigmundsson
Kurwenal: Jukka Rasilainen
Brangäne: Elizabeth Bishop
Ein Hirt: Aaron Blake
Ein Junger Seemann: Aaron Blake
Conductor: Graeme Jenkins
Director: Christian Räth

Website


Deutsche Oper Berlin
19, 25 February 2012

Cast

Tristan: Peter Seiffert
Isolde: Petra Maria Schnitzer
König Marke: Liang Li
Kurwenal: Boaz Daniel
Melot: Jörg Schörner
Brangäne:Ekaterina Gubanova
Ein Hirt: Peter Maus
Ein Steuermann: Krzysztof Szumanski
Ein Junger Seemann: Clemens Bieber
Conductor: Donald Runnicles
Director: Graham Vick
Set Designs: Paul Brown
Costumes:Paul Brown
Lighting: Wolfgang Göbbel

Website


Symphony Hall, Birmingham
3 March 2012

Cast:
Tristan: Torsten Kerl
Isolde: Lioba Braun
King Marke: Matthew Best
Brangäne: Christianne Stotijn
Kurwenal: Brett Polegato
Melot / Shepherd: Ben Johnson
Sailor / Helmsman: Benedict Nelson
Men of the CBSO Chorus
conductor: Andris Nelsons
Website

Den Norske Opera
4, 8, 12, 18, 21, 24, 28, 31 March 2012

Cast:

Tristan: Gary Lehman
Isolde: Karen Foster
König Marke: Magne Fremmerlid
Melot: Svein Erik Sagbråten
Brangäne: Tuija Knihtilä
Ein Hirt: Brenden Gunnell
Ein Junger Seemann: Daniel Johansson / Brenden Gunnell
Conductor: John Fiore
Director: Daniel Slater
Set Designs: Robert Innes Hopkins
Costumes: Robert Innes Hopkins

Website

Staatsoper Berlin
10, 18, 25 March 2012

Cast:

Tristan: Ian Storey
Isolde: Waltraud Meier
König Marke: René Pape
Kurwenal: Roman Trekel
Brangäne: Ekaterina Gubanova
Ein Hirt: Florian Hoffmann
Ein Steuermann: Arttu Kataja
Ein Junger Seemann: Florian Hoffmann
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
Director: Harry Kupfer
Set Designs: Hans Schavernoch
Costumes:Buki Shiff
Website


Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
Concert performance

11 March 2012

Cast

Tristan: Torsten Kerl
Isolde: Lioba Braun
König Marke: Matthew Best
Kurwenal: Brett Polegato
Melot: Ben Johnson
Brangäne: Christianne Stotijn
Ein Hirt: Ben Johnson
Ein Steuermann: Benedict Nelson
Ein Junger Seemann: Benedict Nelson
Conductor: Andris Nelsons
Website

Opéra de Nice
3, 6, 8(m), 11 April 2012

Cast

Tristan: Jon Fredric West
Isolde: Catherine Foster
König Marke: Matti Salminen
Kurwenal: Jukka Rasilainen
Melot: Clemens Unterreiner
Brangäne: Andrea Baker
Ein Hirt: Stanislas de Barbeyrac
Ein Junger Seemann: Stanislas de Barbeyrac
Conductor: Philippe Auguin
Director: Hans-Peter Lehmann
Website



Welsh National Opera
19, 26 May, 2, 16 June 2012

Cast:

Tristan: Jay Hunter Morris
Isolde: Ann Petersen
König Marke: Matthew Best
Kurwenal: Phillip Joll
Melot: Simon Thorpe
Brangäne: Susan Bickley
Conductor: Lothar Koenigs
Director: Yannis Kokkos
Set Designs: Yannis Kokkos
Costumes: Yannis Kokkos
Lighting: Guido Levi
Website


Hamburg State Opera
28, 31 May, 3 June 2012

Cast:

Tristan: Christian Franz
Isolde: Linda Watson
König Marke: Peter Rose
Kurwenal: Boaz Daniel
Melot: Moritz Gogg
Brangäne: Katja Pieweck
Ein Hirt: Jun-Sang Han
Ein Steuermann: Levente Pall
Ein Junger Seemann: Jun-Sang Han
Conductor: Simone Young
Director: Ruth Berghaus
Set Designs: Hans Dieter Schaal
Costumes: Marie-Luise Strandt
Website


Bayreuth Festival
26 July, 1, 7, 14, 20, 26 August 2012

Cast

Tristan: Robert Dean Smith
Isolde: Iréne Theorin
Marke: Robert Holl
Kurwenal: Jukka Rasilainen
Melot: Ralf Lukas
Brangäne: Michelle Breedt
Junger Seemann: Clemens Bieber
Ein Hirt: Arnold Bezuyen
Ein Steuermann: Martin Snell
Conductor: Peter Schneider
Director: Christoph Marthaler
Set Designs: Anna Viebrock:
Costumes: Anna Viebrock
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