Recorded at the 2009 Bayreuth Festival, this remarkable production of Tristan und Isolde was directed by Christoph Marthaler, who has staked a claim among the most challenging and innovative theatrical artists working today. His subtle, multilayered approach to ensemble direction results in a staging that is at once an inimitable vision and a musical narrative true to the composer’s original work. The international cast is led by Robert Dean Smith as Tristan and Iréne Theorin as Isolde, and includes Robert Holl, Jukka Rasilainen, Ralf Lukas, Michelle Breedt, Clemens Bieber, Arnold Bezuyen, and Martin Snell together with the Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra. (German, 4 hours 14 minutes)