Strauss’ Helena lands at La Scala

Por Renato Verga, 07 noviembre 2019

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Crítica hecha desde Teatro alla Scala, Milán el 6 noviembre 2019

Strauss R., Die ägyptische Helena

Teatro alla Scala

Franz Welser-Möst, Dirección

Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Dirección de escena

Julian Crouch, Diseño de escena

Mark Bouman, Diseño de vestuario

Ricarda Merbeth, Helena

Andreas Schager, Menelas

Eva Mei, Aithra

Attilio Glaser, Da-Ud

Thomas Hampson, Altair

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Bruno Casoni, Dirección de coro

Joshua Higgason, Videoarte

Fabrice Kebour, Diseño de iluminación

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Renato Verga

Renato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.

The face that launched a thousand ships: Strauss’ Helena lands at La Scala