Murdering the customers, murdering the score

Por Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 16 mayo 2015

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Crítica hecha desde Estonian National Opera House, Tallinn el 14 mayo 2015

Hindemith, Cardillac

Estonian National Opera

Vello Pähn, Dirección

Vilppu Kiljunen, Dirección de escena

Kimmo Viskari, Diseño de vestuario, Diseño de escena

Janne Shevtshenko, Cardillac's daughter

Heli Veskus, The Lady

Sergiu Saplacan, Knight

Jyrki Anttila, Officer

Rauno Elp, Cardillac

Mart Laur, The gold merchant

Tamara Gallo, Mezzosoprano

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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.

Murdering the customers, murdering the score: Cardillac in Estonia