Magnificent music and opulent visuals

Por Judith Wiemers, 23 enero 2017

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“the directors’ decision to embrace the original’s eclecticism pays off”

Crítica hecha desde Schillertheater: Großer Saal, Berlín el 21 enero 2017

Purcell, King Arthur

Staatsoper Berlin

René Jacobs, Dirección

Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Dirección de escena

Julian Crouch, Diseño de escena

Kevin Pollard, Diseño de vestuario

Robin Johannsen, Honour, She

Anett Fritsch, Philidel

Johannes Weisser, Grimbald

Benno Schachtner, He

Oliver Stokowski, Osmond

Olaf Freese, Diseño de iluminación

Joshua Higgason, Videoarte

Martin Wright, Dirección de coro

Detlef Giese, Dramaturgia

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Staatsopernchor Berlin

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***11

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*****

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****1

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**111

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***11

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Judith Wiemers

A graduate of Universität zu Köln, Judith is currently undertaking a Phd in Music at Queen’s University Belfast, where she investigates German film musicals from the 1930s. She is passionate about opera, choral singing and Irish fiddle music, and thoroughly enjoys writing about all aspects of music.

Magnificent music and opulent visuals: Purcell's King Arthur in Berlin