Daniel Barenboim & West-Eastern Divan: Richard Wagner Concert | Live at Ravello (w/ Waltraud Meier)

Live from the Ravello Festival Italy, 2008: Daniel Barenboim & the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra perform a concert of three pieces by Richard Wagner: Prelude from “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg“, Prelude & “Liebestod“ from “Tristan und Isolde“ and finally “The Valkyrie“, Act I. Featuring the soloists Waltraud Meier, Simon O’Neill, and John Tomlinson. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:53 Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg): Prelude (West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim) 00:12:05 Richard Wagner - Tristan and Isolde WWV 90: Prelude and “Liebestod“ (Waltraud Meier, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim) 00:30:28 Richard Wagner - Walküre (The Valkyrie): Act I (Waltraud Meier, Simon O’Neill, John Tomlinson, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim) Waltraud Meier - soprano Simon O’Neill - tenor John Tomlinson - bass West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Daniel Barenboim - conductor Subscribe to EuroArts: Watch the full opera “Die Meistersänger von Nürnberg“: Watch the full opera “Tristan und Isolde“: Watch another performance of Waltraud Meier & West-Eastern Divan Orchestra performing “Liebestod“: When Daniel Barenboim and the late Palestinian author Edward Said in 1998 conceived the idea of promoting understanding in the Middle East by gathering young musicians from Israel and Arab countries in an orchestra, it was regarded as just another idealistic dream. When the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (named after Goethe’s eponymous collection of poems) traveled to Ramallah in 2005, it was turned into a sensational film by EuroArts and Barenboim’s work with these young people already created interest all over the world. Meanwhile, the young ensemble has become almost a household name. This year the concert was originally planned to take place within the current international concert tour at the historic site of the 6,000-seat Roman Theatre in Amman, Jordan. For security reasons, a new location had to be found at short notice and the concert was relocated to the picturesque Amalfi coast and the Ravello Festival. Conducted by Daniel Barenboim, the concert was dedicated to Richard Wagner. The West-Eastern Divan is not only a musical project, it is also a forum for cross-cultural dialogue among the young musicians and with the audience. In this broadcast, EuroArts will transport the atmosphere of an orchestra whose aim is to put music at the forefront of their vision of democratic and civilized life. Directed by Michael Beyer A production of EuroArts Music in co-production with ZDF Fundación Barenboim-Said in cooperation with ARTE in co-production with ZDF © 2008, EuroArts Music International