On June 7, 2026, the first performance of the revival of Richard Wagner’s opera »Tristan und Isolde«, in the legendary production by Ruth Berghaus from 1988, took place at the Hamburg State Opera under the musical direction of Omer Meir Wellber. The final performance of this work in the current season will follow on June 21, 2026.
Further information about the production can be found here.
About the production:
What premiered as an avant-garde production in 1988 remains forward-looking in the radically changed world of 2026: Ruth Berghaus’s landmark production sends Kurwenal, Brangäne, Tristan and Isolde on a moving dream journey in which infinity seems within reach. Longings, torments and death in love lend gravity to human existence, yet are put into perspective by the vastness of the universe.
Omer Meir Wellber will also serve as music director for this season’s final performance of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” on June 17, 2026. Further information about this production can be found here.