Tristan und Isolde review – Negus's conducting is worth the entire evening

Longborough Festival Opera, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
The production feels cluttered, but in most other respects, this Tristan is a triumph

Related: Longborough festival: how the Cotswolds became a mecca for Wagnerians

The Wagnerian odyssey in the Cotswolds has elevated Martin Graham’s enterprise to cult status among devotees, but its limitations must not be glossed over. There is much to celebrate about the Longborough festival’s new production of Tristan und Isolde, but it is important to look its shortcomings in the eye.

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