Emotionales Großereignis in München: Jaho als Madama Butterfly

By Isabella Steppan, 07 April 2019

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“Jaho spinnt berückende Piani, in denen stets ihre ganze Seele mitschwingt.”

Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 5 April 2019

Puccini, Madama Butterfly

Bavarian State Opera

Daniele Callegari, Conductor

Wolf Busse, Director

Otto Stich, Set Designer

Silvia Strahammer, Costume Designer

Ermonela Jaho, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)

Riccardo Massi, Pinkerton

Boris Pinkhasovich, Sharpless

Annalisa Stroppa, Suzuki

Peter Lobert, The Bonze

Andrea Borghini, Prince Yamadori

Boris Prýgl, Prince Yamadori, The Imperial Commissioner

Ulrich Reß, Goro

Oleg Davydof, Yakuside

Niamh O'Sullivan, Kate Pinkerton

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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.

Emotionales Großereignis in München: Ermonela Jaho als Madama Butterfly