"I don’t think that I have ever witnessed a more perfect realisation of a Wagner opera than this superb Tristanund Isolde...[Ji?í B?lohlávek] is scrupulous with the score, and takes his time over it: the pauses and silences are immense and there is no factitious attempt to whip up excitement by speeding...a great and unforgettableoccasion." (The Daily Telegraph)

"A performance realised to Glyndebourne's highest standards – the chorus and stage brass are Bayreuthlevel, the casting immaculate (they can all really sing these parts), and B?lohlávek's conducting balanced with a Goodall-like attention to the filigree detail of Wagner's new-wave scoring." (Gramophone)

"...those looking for a Tristan with warmth and immediacy will find it certainly shares Barenboim's benchmark recommendation." (BBC Music Magazine)

Extra features
Illustrated Synopsis and Cast gallery. 'Do I hear the light?' - a film by Reiner E. Moritz. Artist biographies. ‘On the set’ - a slide show of the set being built.‘ Trimborn on Tristan’– a talk by Richard Trimborn.