Berlin Moses und Aron commemorates liberation of Auschwitz

Por Simon Rees, 01 mayo 2015

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“Moses, played with intensity, integrity and complete command of Sprechstimme by Robert Hayward”

Crítica hecha desde Komische Oper Berlin, Berlín el 28 abril 2015

Schönberg, Moses and Aron

Komische Oper Berlin

Vladimir Jurowski, Dirección

Barrie Kosky, Dirección de escena

Klaus Grünberg, Diseño de escena

Klaus Bruns, Diseño de vestuario

John Daszak, Aron

Robert Hayward, Moses

Julia Giebel, Young Maiden

Michael Pflumm, Young Man

Tom Erik Lie, Ephraimite

Jens Larsen, Priest

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Simon Rees

Simon Rees writes programme articles and surtitles for most British opera companies, and reviews for Opera, Opera Now, Musical Opinion, Early Music Today and a wide range of other publications. A novelist, poet and librettist, from 1989 to 2012 he was dramaturg at Welsh National Opera. He lives in Cardiff.

Moses und Aron at the Komische Oper in Berlin commemorates the liberation of Auschwitz