Lulu ou l’instabilité du désir : William Kentridge bouleverse l’Opéra de Rome

By Emma Granier, 21 May 2017

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“L’admirable atmosphère créée par le sud-africain William Kentridge bouleverse les bienséances.”

Reviewed at Teatro Costanzi, Teatro dell'Opera, Rome on 19 May 2017

Berg, Lulu

Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Alejo Pérez, Conductor

William Kentridge, Director

Sabine Theunissen, Set Designer

Greta Goiris, Costume Designer

Agneta Eichenholz, Lulu

Dísella Lárusdóttir, Lulu

Jennifer Larmore, Countess Geschwitz

Charles Workman, Alwa

Martin Gantner, Dr. Schön / Jack the Ripper

Sir Willard White, Schigolch, an old man

Zachary Altman, Animal Tamer, Athlete

Tamara Gura, High-School Boy, Theatrical Dresser

Brenden Gunnell, Negro, The Painter

Christopher Lemmings, Prince

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Emma Granier

Après des expériences au sein des services éditoriaux de la Cité de la Musique et du Festival de Radio France Occitanie Montpellier, Emma a occupé les fonctions de responsable communication pour l’Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg. Depuis le printemps 2021, elle est correspondante locale à Berlin pour le média des Français et francophones à l’étranger, lepetitjournal.com. Pianiste de formation, elle a également été choriste au sein de plusieurs ensembles en Ile-de-France et à l’étranger. Elle garde un fort attachement à la scène musicale et trouve son équilibre en couvrant les productions des maisons de concerts et d’opéras de la capitale allemande pour Bachtrack.