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Agrippina at Boston Lyric Opera

Von Susan Blood, 20 März 2011

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Boch Center: Shubert Theater, Boston, am 16 März 2011

Händel, Agrippina

Boston Lyric Opera

Gary Thor Wedow, Musikalische Leitung

Lillian Groag, Regie

Caroline Worra, Agrippina

Kathleen Kim, Poppea

Christian Van Horn, Claudio

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Ottone

David Trudgen, Nerone

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Susan Blood

Susan's experience includes art school administration, gallery management, music publicity and journalism which you can find in print and online with her blog here. As a reviewer she has attended theater, opera, ballet and symphony all her life and loves having the opportunity to share it with others.