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A heaven of hell, a hell of heaven: Brecht and Weill's Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Par Charlotte Valori, 11 mars 2015
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“There is a dark grain in the Las Vegas glitz of this pleasure city”
Critique faite à Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres, le 10 mars 2015
Programme
Weill, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Artistes
The Royal Opera
Mark Wigglesworth, Direction
John Fulljames, Mise en scène
Es Devlin, Décors
Christina Cunningham, Costumes
Anne Sofie von Otter, Leokadia Begbick
Peter Hoare, Fatty
Sir Willard White, Trinity Moses
Christine Rice, Jenny Smith
Kurt Streit, Jimmy Mahoney
Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Jacky O'Brien
Darren Jeffery, Billy
Hubert Francis, Tobby Higgins
Neal Davies, Joe
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Anne Sofie von OtterChance to DanceChristina CunninghamChristine RiceDarren JefferyEs DevlinHubert FrancisJeffrey Lloyd-RobertsJohn FulljamesKurt StreitKurt WeillMark WigglesworthNeal DaviesOrchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent GardenPeter HoareRise and Fall of the City of MahagonnyRoyal Opera ChorusSir Willard WhiteThe Royal Opera
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Charlotte Valori
Charlotte Valori
Charlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.