{"product_id":"danger-music-edward-christian-hare-marvels-at-the-london-symphony-orchestra-s-latest-opera-in-concert","title":"Danger Music: Edward Christian-Hare marvels at the London Symphony Orchestra’s latest opera in concert","description":"\u003cp\u003eReview of \u003cem\u003eTristan und Isolde\u003c\/em\u003e (concert perf.), conducted Pappano, Barbican, London, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thewagnerjournal.co.uk\/products\/the-wagner-journal-november-2026-volume-20-number-3?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\"\u003eNovember 2026, Volume 20, Number 3\u003c\/a\u003e, 80–81.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘I remember the first time I conducted \u003cem\u003eTristan und Isolde\u003c\/em\u003e, and it almost made me ill’ explains Sir Antonio Pappano in a video exploring the opera’s significance. He’s not alone. Wagner’s monumental drama is rumoured to have killed Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld who died at 29, weeks after creating the role of Tristan in Munich in 1865. Legendary conductors Felix Mottl and Joseph Keilberth collapsed on the podium during Act II and, like Carolsfeld, died soon afterwards. These events have contributed to the lore surrounding Wagner’s Handlung (literally ‘action’), so extreme in its demands on performers and audiences that it has acquired a dangerous reputation. The calibre of a \u003cem\u003eTristan\u003c\/em\u003e performance should therefore be judged according to the musicians’ abilities to conjure such emotional extremes whilst executing its formidable score with precision.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Wagner Journal","offers":[{"title":"Individual","offer_id":56264385167702,"sku":null,"price":2.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institution","offer_id":56264385200470,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/thewagnerjournal.co.uk\/products\/danger-music-edward-christian-hare-marvels-at-the-london-symphony-orchestra-s-latest-opera-in-concert","provider":"The Wagner Journal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}