Rigoletto sin joroba pero cojo

By Julián Montaña, 02 June 2015

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“La hermosa voz de Katerina Tetryakova deleitó a todos, es potente y tiene carácter”

Reviewed at Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Bogotá on 26 May 2015

Verdi, Rigoletto

Katerina Tretyakova, Gilda

Nino Surguladze, Maddalena

Massimiliano Pisapia, The Duke of Mantua

Claudio Sgura, Rigoletto

Gianluca Buratto, Sparafucile

Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá

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Julián Montaña

Julián Montaña es magíster y candidato a doctor en Musicología de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Es profesor universitario y traductor. Trabaja en diversos proyectos editoriales sobre música como Lector Musical, y colabora con orquestas sinfónicas de Colombia y salas de conciertos en Bogotá realizado notas de programa de conciertos.

Un Rigoletto sin joroba pero cojo en el Teatro Mayor