Tristan und Isolde discography
This is an audio and video discography of Tristan und Isolde, an opera by Richard Wagner which was first performed on 10 June 1865 in Munich.
Dezső Ernster
After World War II ended, Ernster appeared in Basel and at New York's Metropolitan Opera where he made his debut on 20 November 1946 as King Marke in "Tristan und Isolde". He went on to sing 175 performances with company between 1946 and 1963. His last performance at the Met was the Grand Inquisitor in "Don Carlo" During his career Ernster also sang with the San Francisco Opera, the Vienna State Opera and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. He returned to Europe in 1963 and settled in Switzerland. His last opera performance was in Budapest in 1966 when he sang Sarastro in "Die Zauberflöte" at the Margaret Island open-air theatre.