Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Act 2; Carlos Kleiber; Bayreuth (1976) Wenkoff, Ligendza [SUBS]

Carlos Kleiber, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra (Recorded 30th July, 1976, Bayreuth Festival Theatre) Tristan — Spas Wenkoff King Marke — Karl Ridderbusch Isolde — Catarina Ligendza Kurwenal — Donald McIntyre Melot — Herbert Steinbach Brangäne — Yvonne Minton Shepherd — Heinz Zednik Steersman — Heinz Feldhoff Young Sailor — Heinz Zednik The production was by August Everding. The stage designs were by Josef Svoboda. The costumes were by Reinhard Heinrich. The photographs used in this video are from the production’s programme booklet. The subtitled English translation is by Andrew Porter. =============== Jonathan Brown in his book “Tristan und Isolde on Record“ writes: “Ligendza excels herself in act two as she sings into the night of the glory of love’s goddess (“dass hell sie dorten leuchte“). Once Tristan and Isolde are united, the rapture is tremendous. Throughout the “Liebesnacht“, Wenkoff and L