Die Walküre en el Real: tres llamas que intercambian su fuego

By Ramón del Buey Cañas, 21 February 2020

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Reviewed at Teatro Real: Sala Principal, Madrid on 16 February 2020

Wagner, Die Walküre

Teatro Real

Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor

Robert Carsen, Director

Patrick Kinmonth, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Stuart Skelton, Siegmund

René Pape, Hunding

Tomasz Konieczny, Wotan

Adrianne Pieczonka, Sieglinde

Ricarda Merbeth, Brünnhilde

Dame Sarah Connolly, Fricka

Julie Davies, Gerhilde

Samantha Crawford, Ortlinde

Sandra Ferrández, Waltraute

Heike Grötzinger, Siegrune

Rosie Aldridge, Roßweiße

Marifé Nogales, Grimgerde

Bernadett Fodor, Schwertleite

Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real

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Warner once again displays her unquestionable talent onstage and her affinity with Benjamin Britten, although, on this occasion, the musical aspect are not equally satisfactory.

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****1

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In this historic reopening, Lisette Oropesa offers a magnificent performance, dramatically overwhelming and vocally very unique.

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Ramón del Buey Cañas

Ramón del Buey Cañas (Madrid, 1993) es Personal Docente e Investigador en Formación del Departamento de Filosofía de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; miembro del equipo directivo de la Asociación de Música Electroacústica y Arte Sonoro de España y programador de Filmadrid Festival Internacional de Cine.