Hervorragende Entscheidung: La fanciulla del West in München

By Norman Schwarze, 18 March 2019

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“Gaffigan führte das Bayerische Staatsorchester bis zum Klangorgasmus”

Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 16 March 2019

Puccini, La fanciulla del West

Bavarian State Opera

James Gaffigan, Conductor

Andreas Dresen, Director

Mathias Fischer-Dieskau, Set Designer

Sabine Greunig, Costume Designer

Anja Kampe, Minnie

Brandon Jovanovich, Dick Johnson

John Lundgren, Jack Rance

Kevin Conners, Nick

Alexander Milev, Ashby

Andrea Borghini, Jim Larkens

Ulrich Reß, The Pony Express Rider

Markus Suihkonen, Billy Jackrabbit

Oleg Davydof, José Castro

Tim Kuypers, Sonora

Noa Beinart, Wowkle

Sean Michael Plumb, Jake Wallace

Manuel Günther, Trin

Bálint Szabó, Sid

Milan Siljanov, Bello

Galeano Salas, Harry

Long Long, Joe

Christian Rieger, Happy

Michael Bauer, Lighting Designer

Stellario Fagone, Choirmaster / chorus director

Rainer Karlitschek, Dramaturgy

Bayerischer Staatsopernchor

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

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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

Hervorragende Entscheidung: Bayerische Staatsoper inszeniert La fanciulla del West