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Tristan

Book, Music & Lyrics by Jay Turvey and Paul Sportelli

Tristan, inspired by a story by Thomas Mann, takes place at Einfried, a spa/sanitorium in the German Alps in 1903.

Gabrielle Kloterjahn, suffering from a respiratory ailment after the birth of her child, is brought to Einfried by her aspiring businessman/husband Heinrich, where she makes friends with her fellow patients, particularly Spinell, a writer. The relationship between Gabrielle and Spinell grows closer, to the amusement and consternation of others.

A few weeks after Gabrielle's arrival, a sleigh ride is organized. Gabrielle stays behind, and Spinell follows suit. Gabrielle, who has been forbidden by doctors to play the piano, dares to play from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. The experience is transformative and she and Spinell move ever closer. The reappearance of Gabrielle's husband brings the tensions between these three to a dramatic conclusion and Gabrielle's dying words bring Spinell an unexpected gift.


Listen to selected tracks from the original cast recording:

Einfried

My Life

He Played

A Modest Prayer

One Face

Isn't It Strange?

Featuring Neil Barclay, Donna Belleville, Dan Chameroy, Patty Jamieson, Gabrielle Jones, Jeff Madden, Peter Millard, Glynis Ranney, Graeme Somerville, with Paul Sportelli (piano) and The Blue Spruce String Quartet: Kathryn Sugden (violin 1), Karen Graves (violin 2), Anna Redekop (viola), and Alex Grant (cello)
Produced by Freddy Gabrsek
Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Freddy Gabrsek
Assistant Engineers: James Pew (Euphonic Sound), and Allan Lafotaine.
Recorded April 2006

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"Virtually flawless...a cause for celebration. Here, at last, is a serious new musical with a gorgeous score and witty lyrics that deserve to rank with the best of the post-Sondheim generation."
        EYE Weekly (Toronto)

"a runaway hit"
        Saint Catharines Standard

"one truly spectacular gem"
        Buffalo News

"something to celebrate"
        NOW Magazine (Toronto)

"I was intensely moved by the original musical TRISTAN...I raced to buy the CD."
        Classical 96.3 FM (Toronto)
Tristan cast

Photo (left to right): Neil Barclay, Glynis Ranney, Graeme Somerville, Patty Jamieson,
Donna Belleville, Jeff Madden, Jane Johanson, Krista Colosimo.

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