Magicking Flutes – and pink elephants

Von Hilary Stroh, 16 September 2017

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“it embraced every possible peculiarity with virtuosic technical theatrics”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Academy of Music, Philadelphia, am 15 September 2017

Mozart, Die Zauberflöte

Opera Philadelphia

David Charles Abell, Musikalische Leitung

Barrie Kosky, Regie

Esther Bialas, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Ben Bliss, Tamino

Rachel Sterrenberg, Pamina

Olga Pudova, Königin der Nacht

Jarrett Ott, Papageno

Peixin Chen, Sarastro, Sprecher

Ashley Milanese, Erste Dame

Siena Licht Miller, Zweite Dame

Anastasiia Sidorova, Dritte Dame

Ashley Robillard, Papagena

Brenton Ryan, Monostatos

Suzanne Andrade, Regie

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**111

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***11

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****1

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****1

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Hilary Stroh

Hilary is an independent scholar and academic historian, based in DC. She has a background in violin, piano and ballet. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, she has recently published her first two books.

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