Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod (Lise Davidsen)

Lise Davidsen sings an excerpt from Isolde's Act III aria in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Yuval Sharon. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 2025–26 season. Wagner’s magnificent masterpiece is built on the idea of a great yearning that cannot be fulfilled in this plane of existence. This is first expressed in the prelude by a single chord and conveyed using chromatic modulations that build without resolving. Both of the principal roles are of an incredible stature, but Isolde’s is the last voice we hear: Her famous Liebestod concludes this exhilarating journey and offers the long-awaited resolution of the “Tristan chord” more than five hours after its initial sounding. Buy tickets at the box office, on the Met Opera app, or at metopera.org.