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Tristan and Isolde review

“Real treat”

ReviewsJul 30, 2024by George HallGlyndebourne Festival Opera, Lewes

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Karen Cargill and Miina-Liisa Värelä in Tristan and Isolde at Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Photo: ASH

Wagner’s epic of love and death is realised admirably

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George Hall writes widely on opera and has contributed regularly to The Stage since 2000. He has also contributed to such publications as The New Penguin Opera Guide and the Oxford Companion to Music

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