Jörg Widmann's Babylon revised for Staatsoper Berlin premiere

Por Zenaida des Aubris, 11 marzo 2019

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“Andreas Kriegenburg paints cliché-rich figures with a big psychological brush”

Crítica hecha desde Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlín el 9 marzo 2019

Widmann, Babylon

Staatsoper Berlin

Christopher Ward, Dirección

Andreas Kriegenburg, Dirección de escena

Harald Thor, Diseño de escena

Tanja Hofmann, Diseño de vestuario

Mojca Erdmann, Seele

Susanne Elmark, Inanna

Charles Workman, Tammu

Sir John Tomlinson, Priesterkönig

Marina Prudenskaya, Euphrat

Andrew Watts, Skorpionmensch

Felix von Manteuffel, Ezachiel

David Oštrek, Ein Schreiber, Pförtner zur Unterwelt

Florian Hoffmann, Priester

Otto Katzameier, Der Tod

Staatsopernchor Berlin

Staatskapelle Berlin

Olaf Freese, Diseño de iluminación

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Zenaida des Aubris

Zenaida des Aubris, based in Berlin, has over 30 years experience in artist management and production of classical music and opera in the United States, Europe and Asia. Currently, she offers consultation to music competitions and schools as well as to individual recent graduates on how to manage themselves and kickstart their careers through her company Opera Career Advice.