Verschenktes Potential: Krzysztof Warlikowskis Eugen Onegin in München

Elena Guseva (Tatjana)

Elena Guseva (Tatjana) und Roman Burdenko (Eugen Onegin)

Roman Burdenko (Eugen Onegin), Günther Groissböck (Fürst Gremin) und Bogdan Volkov (Lenski)

Roman Burdenko (Eugen Onegin)

By Benedikt Zacher, 18 January 2023

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Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 17 January 2023

Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin

Bavarian State Opera

Timur Zangiev, Conductor

Krzysztof Warlikowski, Director

Małgorzata Szczęśniak, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Felice Ross, Lighting Designer

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Bayerischer Staatsopernchor

Miron Hakenbeck, Dramaturgy

Peter Heilker, Dramaturgy

Roman Burdenko, Eugene Onegin

Elena Guseva, Tatyana

Victoria Karkacheva, Olga

Bogdan Volkov, Lensky

Günther Groissböck, Prince Gremin, Zaretsky

Larissa Diadkova, Filippyevna

Roman Chabaranok, Captain

Kevin Conners, Monsieur Triquet

Lindsay Ammann, Madame Larina

Saar Magal, Choreography

Stellario Fagone, Choirmaster / chorus director

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Benedikt Zacher

Benedikt hat in München Musik und Jura studiert und dann an der LSE einen MSc in Global Market Economics erworben. Er spielt nach wie vor regelmäßig und begeistert Kammermusik, vorzugsweise als Geiger oder Bratscher im Streichquartett. Benedikt liebt jede Art klassischer Musik, und zwar besonders Kammermusik mit Streichern, Klavier, gerne auch mit Gesang, Orchesterkonzerte und schließlich die Oper.

Verschenktes Potential: Krzysztof Warlikowskis Eugen Onegin an der Bayerischen Staatsoper