Netrebko, Kaufmann, Garanča: Aida an der Wiener Staatsoper

Elīna Garanča (Amneris) und Jonas Kaufmann (Radames)

Anna Netrebko (Aida)

Elīna Garanča (Amneris)

Jonas Kaufmann (Radames)

Luca Sali (Amonasro) und Anna Netrebko (Aida)

By Norman Schwarze, 19 January 2023

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“Elīna Garanča führte mit ihrem lasziven Schauspiel die anderen Solist*innen vor”

Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 18 January 2023

Verdi, Aida

Vienna State Opera

Nicola Luisotti, Conductor

Nicolas Joël, Director

Carlo Tommasi, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Elīna Garanča, Amneris

Jonas Kaufmann, Radamès

Luca Salsi, Amonasro

Anna Netrebko, Aida

Ilja Kazakov, King of Egypt

Alexander Vinogradov, Ramfis

Jan Stripling, Choreography

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Norman Schwarze

Norman ist Münchner, absoluter Reisefanatiker, Blogger und Opernliebhaber seit frühester Kindheit. Besonders begeistert er sich für progressive Inszenierungen und Stücke des 21. Jahrhunderts. Nach seinem Studium der Allgemeinen Sprachwissenschaften orientierte er sich neu und arbeitet nun als Produktmanager im Börsenumfeld. Das ist sein Blog: www.annees-de-pelerinage.com

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