Alpiner Verismo-Thriller: La Wally am Theater an der Wien

By Isabella Steppan, 14 November 2021

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“Matula kann mit den in der Stimme mitschwingenden Emotionen eine regelrechte Sogwirkung generieren”

Reviewed at Theater an der Wien, Vienna on 12 November 2021

Catalani, La Wally

MusikTheater an der Wien

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Conductor

Barbora Horáková, Director

Eva Maria van Acker, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Michael Bauer, Lighting Designer

Tabea Rothfuchs, Video

Bettina Auer, Dramaturgy

Izabela Matuła, Wally

Ilona Revolskaya, Walter

Sofia Vinnik, Afra

Leonardo Capalbo, Hagenbach

Jacques Imbrailo, Gellner

Alastair Miles, Stromminger

Zoltan Nagy, II Pedone

Arnold Schoenberg Choir

Erwin Ortner, Choirmaster / chorus director

Vienna Symphony Orchestra

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Isabella Steppan

Isabella lebt in Graz und unterrichtet Deutsch und Philosophie/Psychologie. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.