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Bummelzug von Palermo nach München: Cavalleria / Pagliacci an der Bayerischen Staatsoper

Jonas Kaufmann (Canio) und Ailyn Pérez (Nedda)
© Geoffroy Schied
Ekaterine Buachidze (Lola) und Ivan Gyngazov (Turiddu)
© Geoffroy Schied
Ivan Gyngazov (Turiddu) und Ekaterine Buachidze (Lola)
© Geoffroy Schied
Yulia Matochkina (Santuzza), Rosalind Plowright (Mamma Lucia) und Ekaterine Buachidze (Lola)
© Geoffroy Schied
Ekaterine Buachidze (Lola) und Wolfgang Koch (Alfio)
© Geoffroy Schied
Ailyn Pérez (Nedda)
© Geoffroy Schied
Ailyn Pérez (Nedda)
© Geoffroy Schied
Jonas Kaufmann (Canio)
© Geoffroy Schied
Ailyn Pérez (Nedda) und Jonas Kaufmann (Canio)
© Geoffroy Schied
By Michael Vieth, 30 May 2025
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“Ailyn Pérez gestaltet Nedda leidenschaftlich mit glühenden Sopranhöhen”
Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 29 May 2025
Programme
Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana
Leoncavallo, Pagliacci
Performers
Bavarian State Opera
Daniele Rustioni, Conductor
Francesco Micheli, Director
Edoardo Sanchi, Set Designer
Daniela Cernigliaro, Costume Designer
Alessandro Carletti, Lighting Designer
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Bayerischer Staatsopernchor
Alberto Mattioli, Dramaturgy
Malte Krasting, Dramaturgy
Yulia Matochkina, Santuzza
Ivan Gyngazov, Turiddu
Wolfgang Koch, Alfio, Tonio
Ekaterine Buachidze, Lola
Rosalind Plowright, Mamma Lucia
Jonas Kaufmann, Canio
Ailyn Pérez, Nedda
Granit Musliu, Beppe
Thomas Mole, Silvio
Christoph Heil, Choirmaster / chorus director
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Michael Vieth
Michael Vieth ist Physiker und hat viele Jahre in der Zentralen Forschung der Siemens AG in Erlangen und München an magnetischen Speichern und Sensoren gearbeitet. Auch von klassischer Musik magnetisiert, singt er seit seinem Studium in Göttingen in großen Kantoreien und Chorprojekten; eine besondere Vorliebe hat sich zu Motetten der Renaissance und der Moderne entwickelt. Daneben faszinieren ihn Auftritte und Programme kleiner Vokal-Ensembles.