Missy Mazzoli's Breaking the Waves opens in Philadelphia

Von Ako Imamura, 25 September 2016

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“strong music, effective staging and, above all, committed performances”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater, Philadelphia, am 22 September 2016

Mazzoli, Breaking the Waves

Opera Philadelphia

Steven Osgood, Musikalische Leitung

James Darrah Black, Regie

Adam Rigg, Bühnenbild

Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko, Kostüme

Kiera Duffy, Bess McNeill

John Moore, Jan Nyman

Eve Gigliotti, Dodo McNeill

David Portillo, Dr Richardson

Patricia Schuman, Bess' Mother

Zachary James, Terry

Marcus DeLoach, Church Councilman

Pablo Santiago, Licht

Adam Larsen, Video

Elizabeth Braden, Chorleitung

Emily May Sung, Chorleitung

Amanda Console, Regie

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Ako Imamura

Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to ﬁnance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.

Flawed masterpiece: Missy Mazzoli's Breaking the Waves opens in Philadelphia