Witches at centre stage in Hungarian Macbeth

Por David Karlin, 23 mayo 2016

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Crítica hecha desde Hungarian State Opera: Auditorium, Budapest el 22 mayo 2016

Verdi, Macbeth

Hungarian State Opera

Renato Palumbo, Dirección

Miklós Szinetár, Dirección de escena

Péter Horgas, Diseño de escena

Rita Velich, Diseño de vestuario

Lado Ataneli, Macbeth

Szilvia Rálik, Lady Macbeth

István Rácz, Banquo

István Kovácsházi, Macduff

Nadin Haris, Lady in Waiting

Gergely Boncsér, Malcolm

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

Hungarian State Opera Chorus

Zsófia Nemes, Coreografía

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David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.