Don Giovanni: frankly too charming to burn in hell

Por Karen Hunter, 19 mayo 2016

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Crítica hecha desde Komische Oper Berlin, Berlín el 14 mayo 2016

Mozart, Don Giovanni

Komische Oper Berlin

Ivo Hentschel, Dirección

Herbert Fritsch, Dirección de escena, Diseño de escena

Victoria Behr, Diseño de vestuario

Nina Bernsteiner, Donna Anna

Karolina Gumos, Donna Elvira

Julia Giebel, Zerlina

Günter Papendell, Don Giovanni

Evan Hughes, Leporello

Adrian Strooper, Don Ottavio

Philipp Meierhöfer, Masetto

Alexey Antonov, The Commendatore

Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

Chorsolisten der Komischen Oper Berlin

David Cavelius, Dirección de coro

Franck Evin, Diseño de iluminación

Johanna Wall, Dramaturgia

Sabrina Zwach, Dramaturgia

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Karen Hunter

Karen Hunter graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts and the St Louis Conservatory of Music, having trained as an oboist. In 1996 she traded a spot on the stage for a place in the audience with her permanent move to Berlin, Germany. Here she finds no shortage of great concerts to attend.

Don Giovanni in the Komische Oper: frankly too charming to burn in hell