Sex, angels and cannibalism: Written on Skin

Von Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 17 Februar 2018

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“Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo... cut the air with his first, unnerving note”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Academy of Music, Philadelphia, am 16 Februar 2018

Benjamin, Written on Skin

Opera Philadelphia

Corrado Rovaris, Musikalische Leitung

Will Kerley, Regie

Tom Rogers, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Lauren Snouffer, Agnès

Mark Stone, The Protector

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Boy / Angel 1

Krisztina Szabó, Marie / Angel 2

Alasdair Kent, John / Angel 3

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**111

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****1

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***11

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***11

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****1

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****1

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Ilana Walder-Biesanz

Ilana Walder-Biesanz is a product manager for Yahoo, a theatre and opera critic, and a classically trained mezzo-soprano. She explored theater and opera stagings as a Gates Scholar at Cambridge and as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany. She currently writes for Bachtrack, San Francisco Classical Voice, and Stark Insider. Twitter: @ilana_wb.

Sex, angels and cannibalism: Written on Skin at Opera Philadelphia