Haus of eternal return
In Nike Wagner’s essay “The Sounding Silence,” the German dramaturge argues that “the longing for deathrepresents the central motif” of her great-grandfather’s opera Tristan und Isolde.
4 pieces since 2024 — in 4 roles, at 3 companies, most often at Bayreuth Festival.
1 piece as Kurwenal — stats above show all coverage for Olafur Sigurdarson.
View allIn Nike Wagner’s essay “The Sounding Silence,” the German dramaturge argues that “the longing for deathrepresents the central motif” of her great-grandfather’s opera Tristan und Isolde.
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