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Première de Tristan et Isolde à l'Opéra National du Rhin

By Samuel Aznar, 22 March 2015
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Reviewed at Opéra national du Rhin, Strasbourg on 18 March 2015
Programme
Wagner, Tristan und Isolde
Performers
Axel Kober, Conductor
Antony McDonald, Set Designer
Melanie Diener, Isolde
Ian Storey, Tristan
Attila Jun, King Marke
Michelle Breedt, Brangäne
Gijs Van der Linden, Melot
Sunggoo Lee, Shepherd, Young seaman
Raimund Nolte, Kurwenal
Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
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Samuel Aznar
Samuel Aznar
Samuel est étudiant en piano au Pôle Supérieur du Conservatoire de Strasbourg après avoir mené à bien un Master de Lettres obtenu en 2011. Passant la majorité de son temps au piano avec une légère prédilection pour les œuvres des impressionnistes français (Debussy, Ravel), mais s'adonnant aussi au jazz et à la lecture, il cultive avec passion son goût pour la culture en général.