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Tristan und Isolde
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Tristan und Isolde

Tristan und Isolde

The Met: Live in HD 2025-26
03/21/2026
Sat 12:00 PM - 5:10 PM
The State Theatre
130 West College Avenue
State College, PA 16801
United States
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After years of anticipation, a truly unmissable event arrives in cinemas worldwide on March 21 as the electrifying Lise Davidsen tackles one of the ultimate roles for dramatic soprano: the Irish princess Isolde in Wagner’s transcendent meditation on love and death. Heroic tenor Michael Spyres stars opposite Davidsen as the love-drunk Tristan. The momentous occasion also marks the advent of a new, Met-debut staging by Yuval Sharon—hailed by The New York Times as “the most visionary opera director of his generation” and the first American to direct an opera at the famed Wagner festival in Bayreuth—as well as Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s first time leading Tristan und Isolde at the Met. Mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova reprises her signature portrayal of Brangäne, alongside bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny, who sings Kurwenal after celebrated Met appearances in Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer and Ring cycle. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green makes an important role debut as King Marke. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

Pre-Show Performance & Lecture

Presented by Penn State Opera Theatre

Join us at 11:30am for a pre-show performance and lecture by the Penn State Opera Theatre program.  

Speaker: Caleb Rebarchak, M.A. Musicology candidate Pianist: Bryan O’Lone

Performances:

Liebst du um Schönheit - Gustav Mahler Ava Grimes

Allerseelen - Richard Strauss Ava Bernardo

Höchste Lust und tiefstes Lied - Carl Millöcker Ava Bernardo

Trockne Blumen - Franz Schubert Ava Bernardo

Opera Buff Presale: Monday, August 25th @ Noon

Public Sale: Wednesday, August 27th @ Noon

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Tristan und Isolde
The State Theatre
The sale has ended
03/21/2026
Sat 12:00 PM - 5:10 PM
The State Theatre
130 West College Avenue
State College, PA 16801
United States