Richard Bratby

Neither Tristan nor Isolde quite convinced: Glyndebourne’s Tristan und Isolde reviewed

For a real Gesamtkunstwerk you ought to have been at Opera Holland Park's exuberant, inventive and oddly touching Pirates of Penzance

The lovers spent a lot of time standing apart: Tristan (Simon O’Neill) and Isolde (Miina-Liisa Värelä) with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Robin Ticciati. Credit: © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Bill Cooper

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