The most compelling Tristan und Isolde I can remember...Jakobi’s grasp of the trajectory and destination of the lovers’ passion – of all passion according to Wagner – was absolute

Peter Reed, Opera Magazine

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Jakobi’s intelligent, detailed direction stands up to unsparing scrutiny, miraculously sustained over the time-spans involved  ★★★★★ 

Peter Reed, Classical Source

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Carmen Jakobi’s production of Tristan und Isolde is the strongest argument imaginable for small-theatre Wagner...Kimie Nakano’s set designs, simple but atmospheric, and exquisitely lit by Ben Ormerod, are a joy   ★★★★★  Stephen Walsh, The Arts Desk

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This was a tremendous, all-consuming Tristan und Isolde, carrying us on waves of emotion from the Prelude’s sighs and swells to the Liebestod’s blissful oblivion. ★★★★  Rebecca Franks, The Times

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Carmen Jakobi’s 2015 production of Tristan und Isolde is back, streamlined and overwhelming…It’s hard to imagine this opera making a more shattering impact  ★★★★★  Fiona Maddocks, The Observer

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I have not had many opera experiences in my lifetime that I could describe with a clear conscience as formative… My most recent such illumination, after a long break, was the Longborough Tristan und Isolde, a production that shook me to such a degree that for the next year, I returned to it again and again...scenes from the production should go down in operatic history.

Dorota Kozińska, www.atorod.pl