How to stage magic: Glyndebourne's Rusalka

Por David Karlin, 05 julio 2019

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“this performance dragged us into the big emotions and made us part of them”

Crítica hecha desde Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne el 4 julio 2019

Dvořák, Rusalka

Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Robin Ticciati, Dirección

Melly Still, Dirección de escena

Rae Smith, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Sally Matthews, Rusalka

Alexander Roslavets, Vodník, the water goblin

Patricia Bardon, Ježibaba, the Witch

Evan LeRoy Johnson, Prince

Zoya Tsererina, Foreign Princess

Vuvu Mpofu, First Wood Sprite

Annamaria Pennisi, Second Wood Sprite

Alyona Abramova, Third Wood Sprite

Colin Judson, Gamekeeper

Alix Le Saux, Kitchen Boy

Adam Marsden, The Hunter

Paule Constable, Diseño de iluminación

London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Glyndebourne Chorus

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David Karlin

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.