Met: Live in HD 2016-17 season begins Saturday, October 8 and a new production of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, in his first live performance in HD. Met Tristan Und Isolde Live 2016 Nina Stemme as Isolde role of Touchstone stars who sang with big opera companies around the world. Central Intelligence 2016 Tristan is Australia heldentenor Stuart Skelton, who sang Siegmund in 2013. Mets Ring cycle cast includes Ekaterina Gubanova as Brangne and Evgenij Nikitin as Kurvenal (as the Met role debut), Ren Pape Repricing King Marke, he sang the role of Met award in three seasons earlier.