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Manfroce's Ecuba: Martina Franca showcases a composer on the point of greatness

Carmela Remigio (Hecuba)
© Clarissa Lapolla
Ecuba
© Clarissa Lapolla
Roberta Mantegna (Polyxena), Norman Reinhardt (Achilles)
© Clarissa Lapolla
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“It requires a proper dramatic soprano and that’s exactly what it got in the shape of Carmela Remigio”
Reviewed at Palazzo Ducale, Martina Franca on 4 August 2019
Manfroce, Ecuba
Sesto Quatrini, Conductor
Pier Luigi Pizzi, Director
Carmela Remigio, Hecuba
Roberta Mantegna, Polyxena
Martina Gresia, Theona
Norman Reinhardt, Achilles
Lorenzo Izzo, Antilochus
Nile Senatore, Greek Commander
Mert Süngü, Priam
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