Tristan und Isolde

American  

[tris-tuhn uhnd i-sohld, ih-sohl-duh, -tan, tris-tahn oont ee-zawl-duh] / ˈtrɪs tən ənd ɪˈsoʊld, ɪˈsoʊl də, -tæn, ˈtrɪs tɑn ʊnt iˈzɔl də /

noun

1. a music drama (composed, 1857–59; première, 1865) by Richard Wagner.

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Example Sentences

"MET Opera: Tristan und Isolde," Fathom Events, $1,080,000, 900 locations, $1,200 average, $1,080,000, 1 week.

From US News • Oct. 10, 2016

I always listen to the same three things: Tristan und Isolde by Wagner, 666 Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden and Paranoid by Black Sabbath.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2016

Escalating from Broadway patter song to Tristan und Isolde intensity, it challenges Josh Gad’s “In Summer,” from , as the cleverest and most passionately rendered original number in recent movie history.

From Time • Apr. 10, 2014

Six weeks have passed since the 's first instalment of Tristan und Isolde.

From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2012

Tristan und Isolde is an out-and-out masterpiece, with sweeping, yearning themes, deserving of its place in music’s pantheon, whatever it may or may not have innovated.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall