LvB meets #BLM in Heartbeat Opera's Fidelio

Por Kurt Gottschalk, 14 febrero 2022

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“the Prisoner’s Chorus... sung by inmate choirs from six penal institutions across the country”

Crítica hecha desde Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, Nueva York el 10 febrero 2022

Beethoven, Fidelio (Adapted and arranged by Ethan Heard and Daniel Schlosberg)

Heartbeat Opera

Daniel Schlosberg, Dirección

Ethan Heard, Dirección de escena

Curtis Bannister, Florestan

Kelly Griffin, Leonore

Corey McKern, Don Pizarro

Derrell Acon, Rocco

Victoria Lawal, Marzelline

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.