Swedish soprano Katarina Dalayman as Isolde (C) performs under the direction of renowned maestro Daniel Barenboim in Richard Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde' during a dress rehearsal at New York's Metropolitan Opera on November 25, 2008. Barenboim will conduct at the Met for the first time in his illustrious career on November 28, leading an acclaimed cast in Wagner's master opus of transcendent love, Tristan und Isolde. Singing the title roles for the first time with the company are Swedish soprano Katarina Dalayman and German heldentenor Peter Seiffert. Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

Swedish soprano Katarina Dalayman as Isolde (C) performs under the direction of renowned maestro Daniel Barenboim in Richard Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde' during a dress rehearsal at New York's Metropolitan Opera on November 25, 2008. Barenboim will conduct at the Met for the first time in his illustrious career on November 28, leading an acclaimed cast in Wagner's master opus of transcendent love, Tristan und Isolde. Singing the title roles for the first time with the company are Swedish soprano Katarina Dalayman and German heldentenor Peter Seiffert.

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  1. This photo released by Washington National Opera shows conductor Philippe Auguin. Auguin conducts "Gotterdammerung" by Richard Wagner. The Washington National Opera's presentation of Wagner's "Goetterdaemmerung" _ reduced by economic necessity from full production to concert version _ made for a riveting afternoon of musical theater in its second and final performance Sunday. Credit goes first and foremost to Auguin, the outstanding conductor, and to a cast of singers led, in order of excellence, by bass-baritone Gidon Saks as Hagen, soprano Irene Theorin as Bruennhilde and tenor Jon Fredric West as Siegfried.

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  1. This photo released by Washington National Opera shows conductor Philippe Auguin. Auguin conducts "Gotterdammerung" by Richard Wagner. The Washington National Opera's presentation of Wagner's "Goetterdaemmerung" _ reduced by economic necessity from full production to concert version _ made for a riveting afternoon of musical theater in its second and final performance Sunday. Credit goes first and foremost to Auguin, the outstanding conductor, and to a cast of singers led, in order of excellence, by bass-baritone Gidon Saks as Hagen, soprano Irene Theorin as Bruennhilde and tenor Jon Fredric West as Siegfried.
  2. Argentinian born conductor Daniel Barenboim and Sicilian director Emma Dante talk of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, during a presentation at the Catholic University in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Bizet's opera, in a new production by Barenboim and Dante, will open Milan's Teatro Alla Scala opera season on Dec. 7.
  3. Argentinian born conductor Daniel Barenboim and Sicilian director Emma Dante talk of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, during a presentation at the Catholic University in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Bizet's opera, in a new production by Barenboim and Dante, will open Milan's Teatro Alla Scala opera season on Dec. 7.
  4. Sicilian director Emma Dante talks of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, during a presentation with Argentinian born conductor Daniel Barenboim at the Catholic University in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Bizet's opera, in a new production by Barenboim and Dante, will open Milan's Teatro Alla Scala opera season on Dec. 7.
  5. Argentinian born conductor Daniel Barenboim talks of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, during a presentation at the Catholic University in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Bizet's opera, in a new production by Barenboim and Dante, will open Milan's Teatro Alla Scala opera season on Dec. 7.
  6. Argentinian born conductor Daniel Barenboim talks of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, during a presentation at the Catholic University in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Bizet's opera, in a new production by Barenboim and Dante, will open Milan's Teatro Alla Scala opera season on Dec. 7.
  7. Argentinian born conductor Daniel Barenboim talks of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, during a presentation at the Catholic University in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Bizet's opera, in a new production by Barenboim and Dante, will open Milan's Teatro Alla Scala opera season on Dec. 7.
  8. Argentinian born conductor Daniel Barenboim gestures as he talks of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, during a presentation at the Catholic University in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Bizet's opera, in a new production by Barenboim and Dante, will open Milan's Teatro Alla Scala opera season on Dec. 7.
  9. Argentinian born conductor Daniel Barenboim plays piano as he talks of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, during a presentation at the Catholic University in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Bizet's opera, in a new production by Barenboim and Dante, will open Milan's Teatro Alla Scala opera season on Dec. 7.

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