A promising start to Staatsoper Berlin's Ring revival

Por Ako Imamura, 09 septiembre 2019

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Crítica hecha desde Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlín el 7 septiembre 2019

Wagner, Das Rheingold

Staatsoper Berlin

Daniel Barenboim, Dirección

Guy Cassiers, Dirección de escena, Diseño de escena

Tim Van Steenbergen, Diseño de vestuario

Michael Volle, Wotan

Roman Trekel, Donner

Simon O'Neill, Froh

Stephan Rügamer, Loge

Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Alberich

Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Mime

Reinhard Hagen, Fasolt

Falk Struckmann, Fafner

Ekaterina Gubanova, Fricka

Anna Samuil, Freia

Anna Larsson, Erda

Evelin Novak, Woglinde

Natalia Skrycka, Wellgunde

Anna Lapkovskaja, Flosshilde

Enrico Bagnoli, Diseño de escena, Diseño de iluminación

Kurt D'Haeseleer, Videoarte

Arjen Klerkx, Videoarte

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Coreografía

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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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Ako Imamura

Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to ﬁnance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.