Postmoderne Klassizität: Verdis Aida in Karlsruhe

Dorothea Spilger (Amneris)

Aida

Azer Zada (Radamès)

Oksana Kramareva (Aida)

Konstantin Gorny (Ramphis), Dorothea Spilger, Seung-Gi Jung (Amonasro) und Azer Zada (Radamès)

By Christoph Wurzel, 28 June 2022

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Reviewed at Badisches Staatstheater: Großes Haus, Karlsruhe on 26 June 2022

Verdi, Aida

Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe

Johannes Willig, Conductor

Jasmina Hadziahmetovic, Director

Christian R. Müller, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Rico Gerstner, Lighting Designer

Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe

Badischer Staatsopernchor Karlsruhe

Stephan Steinmetz, Dramaturgy

Cristina Melis, Amneris

Dorothea Spilger, Amneris

Andrea Shin, Radamès

Azer Zada, Radamès

Seung-Gi Jung, Amonasro

Lucian Petrean, Amonasro

Karina Flores, Aida

Oksana Kramareva, Aida

Nathanaël Tavernier, King of Egypt

Yang Xu, King of Egypt

Vazgen Gazaryan, Ramfis

Konstantin Gorny, Ramfis

Nikka Lopez, Priestess

Merlin Wagner, A messenger

Marcel Leemann, Choreography

Ulrich Wagner, Choirmaster / chorus director

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****1

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Christoph Wurzel

Nach dem Studium der Germanistik, Politikwissenschaft, Philosophie und Musikwissenschaft war Christoph Wurzel lange im pädagogischen Bereich tätig. Er interessiert sich besonders für die gesellschaftlich relevanten Aspekte der Musik. Er lebt in Baden – Baden und schreibt für verschiedene Magazine in Deutschland.

Postmoderne Klassizität: Verdis Aida am Badischen Staatstheater Karlsruhe