“Der König Kandaules,” the Volksoper’s Zemlinsky mystery

Por Zerbinetta, 07 mayo 2011

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Crítica hecha desde Volksoper Wien, Viena el 5 mayo 2011

Zemlinsky, Der König Kandaules

Volksoper Wien

Alfred Eschwé, Dirección

Hans Neuenfels, Dirección de escena

Robert Brubaker, König Kandaules

Kay Stiefermann, Gyges

Meagan Miller, Nyssia

Alexander Trauner, Phedros

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***11

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Zerbinetta

Zerbinetta is a music educator in the New York area with a background in music performance, theater studies, and history. She is particularly interested in Wagner, Baroque music, and, of course, Richard Strauss.