Get a 1st Look at Tristan und Isolde at Met Opera

Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres star in Yuval Sharon's new production of the Wagner epic.

March 06, 2026 By Natan Zamansky

A scene from *Tristan und Isolde* at the Metropolitan Opera (Karen Almond / Met Opera)

The Metropolitan Opera returns from its mid-season hiatus March 9 with a new production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. Director Yival Sharon makes his much-anticipated Met debut helming the production, which stars soprano Lise Davidsen as the Princess Isolde, with tenor Michael Spyres as Tristan. Get a first look at the new production below.

The opera, based on a twelfth-century romance, tells the story of Tristan, a knight tasked with escorting the abducted Irish princess Isolde to marry his uncle Marke, King of Cornwall. Isolde attempts to poison Tristan and herself on the voyage, but her maid Brangane swaps out the poison for love potion, with ultimately tragic consequences.

See Production Photos of Tristan und Isolde at the Metropolitan Opera

Mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova, baritone Tomasz Konieczny, and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green round out the principal cast as Brangane, Kurwenal, and King Marke respectively. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Wagner's groundbreaking score, which Leonard Bernstein called "the central work of all music history."

Director Yuval Sharon made history in 2018 when he became the first American to direct at the Wagner festival in Bayreuth, and has already been engaged by the Metropolitan Opera to direct a new production of Wagner's four-opera Ring cycle, to be rolled out beginning in the 2027-28 season. Tristan und Isolde features sets by Es Devlin, costumes by Clint Ramos, lighting by John Torres, projections by Jason H. Thompson, video design by Ruth Hogben, and choreography by Annie-B Parson.

Originally set to run through April 2, an additional performance of Tristan und Isolde has been added on April 4 in response to demand. For more information, visit MetOpera.org.