05 Jun 1987
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Opera singer and professor Dr P is examined both in a clinic and in his home, as he suffers from a degeneration of the occipital lobe that allows him to see details but not wholes.
Tristan Und Isolde
Christian Thielemann conducts the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra in this production of Wagner's opera recorded in 2015. Starring Stephen Gould as Tristan and Evelyn Herlitzius as Isolde, the cast also includes Georg Zeppenfeld, Iain Paterson, Raimund Nolte and Christa Mayer.
2015
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Stephen Gould Tristan
Georg Zeppenfeld Marke
Evelyn Herlitzius Isolde
Iain Paterson Kurwenal
Raimund Nolte Melot
Christa Mayer Brangäne
Tansel Akzeybek Ein Hirt
Kay Stiefermann Ein Steuermann
Tansel Akzeybek Ein Hirt, Junger Seemann
Christian Thielemann Conductor
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