{"id":22504,"date":"2025-10-27T16:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/forestallningar\/lecture-a-thousand-years-of-tristan-and-isolde-a-european-story\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T15:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:54:27","slug":"lecture-a-thousand-years-of-tristan-and-isolde-a-european-story","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/en\/programme\/lecture-a-thousand-years-of-tristan-and-isolde-a-european-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecture: A Thousand Years of Tristan and Isolde \u2013 A European Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Thousand Years of Tristan and Isolde<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The Celtic legend of Tristan and Isolde has traveled through Europe for centuries. In different cultures, in different languages and in many different ways, it has taken shape in stories, books, films \u2013 and not least in the classic and magnificent opera by Richard Wagner.

In connection with Norrlandsoperan’s production of Tristan and Isolde<\/em><\/a><\/strong> in the autumn of 2025, there is an opportunity for in-depth knowledge and understanding of the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to a lecture and conversation in Folkuniversitetet’s auditorium with Heidi Hansson and Virginia Langum, professors of English literature and Caroline Boucher, teacher of French \u2013 all three at Ume\u00e5 University, Department of Language Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Virginia Langum, Professor of English Literature at Ume\u00e5 University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Heidi Hansson, Professor of English Literature at Ume\u00e5 University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Caroline Boucher, teacher of French at Ume\u00e5 University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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Tristan and Isolde<\/em>: October 25 \u2013 November 22<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Since its premiere in Munich in 1865, Tristan and Isolde<\/em> has bewitched audiences all over the world. The bittersweet theme of longing for love, namely that between the knight Tristan and the Irish king’s daughter Isolde, who is only and first, redeemed in death, is as titillatingly strong today as it was 160 years ago. This year, Norrlandsoperan gives visitors the opportunity to experience this almost five-hour long, delirically maxed out love opera in their own house. Award-winning rising star \u00c5sa J\u00e4ger from Ume\u00e5 sings Isolde, while Greek tenor star Dimitris Paksoglou sings Tristan. The opera is conducted by Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra’s chief conductor Eduardo Strausser and the direction is Dan Turd\u00e9n, the house’s artistic director of opera. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Folkuniversitetets aula, Nygatan 43<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday 11 November kl. 18:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free admissionThe lecture is arranged by the Friends of Norrlandsoperan in collaboration with Folkuniversitetet and Norrlandsoperan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The lecture will be in Swedish
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