Inspired by Wagner’s own tortured affair with the wife of his patron, this searing masterwork is based on Arthurian legend and tells of an illicit romance between a Breton nobleman and the Irish princess betrothed to his uncle and king. The composer’s larger-than-life sensibilities are on full display throughout the score: Along with intoxicating orchestral music that surges in tandem with the couple’s burgeoning passion and a chord left symbolically unresolved until the last moments of the opera, the opera also features one of the repertory’s most soaring and ecstatic final climaxes, as Isolde surrenders to a love so powerful that she transcends life itself.
Unfortunately the movie Tristan und Isolde is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Brian Large | Director |
| Sound | Richard Wagner | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jürgen Rose | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Magda Szayer | Hairstylist |
| Art | Jürgen Rose | Set Designer |
| Crew | Ron Washburn | Technical Supervisor |
| Sound | Bill King | Sound Supervisor |
| Art | James Levine | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Max Keller | Lighting Design |
| Production | Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Hans-Joachim Ruckhäberle | Dramaturgy |
| Production | Joseph Volpe | General Manager |
| Production | Susan Erben | Producer |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Producer |
| Sound | James Levine | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Malloy | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvia Nolan | Costume Designer |
| Production | Victoria Warivonchik | Associate Producer |
| Art | Dieter Dorn | Production Design |
