Rossini ex machina: La Cenerentola in Oslo

Por Aksel Tollåli, 23 enero 2017

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“down from the fly loft comes Gioacchino Rossini himself – paunch, toupee, angel wings and all”

Crítica hecha desde Oslo Opera House, Main Stage, Oslo el 21 enero 2017

Rossini, La Cenerentola

Norwegian National Opera

Antonino Fogliani, Dirección

Stefan Herheim, Dirección de escena, Diseño de escena

Daniel Unger, Diseño de escena

Esther Bialas, Diseño de vestuario

Anna Goryachova, Angelina (Cinderella)

Renato Girolami, Don Magnifico

Eli Kristin Hanssveen, Clorinda

Desirée Baraula, Tisbe

Taylor Stayton, Don Ramiro

Aleksander Nohr, Dandini, valet to Ramiro

Michael Sumuel, Alidoro

Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

Norwegian National Opera Chorus

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Aksel Tollåli

Aksel is currently studying towards a degree in musicology at the University of Oslo. At the moment he is an exchange student at Goldsmiths College in London. He is also a choral singer and a trombonist. His musical interests include 20th-cenury French music, Baroque opera and the music of Richard Strauss.

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