Vaudeville. Nasality. Shostakovich. Kosky.

Por David Karlin, 21 octubre 2016

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Crítica hecha desde Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres el 20 octubre 2016

Shostakovich, La nariz (In English)

The Royal Opera

Ingo Metzmacher, Dirección

Barrie Kosky, Dirección de escena

Klaus Grünberg, Diseño de escena

Buki Shiff, Diseño de vestuario

Martin Winkler, Platon Kuzmich Kovalyov

Sir John Tomlinson, Ivan Yakovlevich

Rosie Aldridge, Praskovya Osipovna

Alexander Lewis, Nos

Alexander Kravets, Police Inspector

Susan Bickley, The Old Countess

Peter Bronder, Yaryzhkin

Helene Schneiderman, Pelageya Grigorievna Podtochina

Ailish Tynan, Mme Podtochina's daughter

Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Ivan, Kovalyov's valet

Royal Opera Chorus

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Daniel Auchincloss, Tenor

Paul Carey Jones, Barítono

Alasdair Elliott, Tenor

Alan Ewing, Bajo

Hubert Francis, Tenor

Sion Goronwy, Bajo

Njabulo Madlala, Barítono

Charbel Mattar, Bajo

Samuel Sakker, Tenor

Michael J. Scott, Tenor

Nicholas Sharratt, Tenor

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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.