Tristan & Iseult (1989)

""Tristan and Iseult", Camerata's most honored production of recent seasons, was originally conceived as a recording project. At the request of Erato records, intense literary and musical research took place during winter and spring 1987. The recording sessions were held in September, 1987 at the Church of the Covenant, Boston. The world première performance, with staging by Pierre-Jean San Bartolomé, took place at New York's Merkin Hall in February, 1988, followed by Boston-area performances a few days later.""(Boston Camerata) "The Boston Camerata has created a sort of medieval "mini-opera" by weaving together early music from both German and French traditions (with a little Latin thrown in from the "Carmina Burana"). The vocal and instrumental performances are flawless, ethereal, heartrending, tender and muscular as the story demands." (Amazon)