Unter Strom: konzertante Norma mit Sonya Yoncheva in Baden-Baden

Sonya Yoncheva (Norma)

Stefan Pop (Pollione) und Sonya Yoncheva (Norma)

Sonya Yoncheva (Norma)

Sonya Yoncheva (Norma) und Karine Deshayes (Adalgisa)

By Christoph Wurzel, 27 August 2025

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Reviewed at Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden on 24 August 2025

Bellini, Norma (Concert performance)

Domingo Hindoyan, Conductor

Gstaad Festival Orchestra

Chor der Bühnen Bern

Sonya Yoncheva, Norma

Karine Deshayes, Adalgisa

Stefan Pop, Pollione

Marin Yonchev, Flavio

Alexander Vinogradov, Oroveso

Kristina Klein, Clotilde

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Christoph Wurzel

Nach dem Studium der Germanistik, Politikwissenschaft, Philosophie und Musikwissenschaft war Christoph Wurzel lange im pädagogischen Bereich tätig. Er interessiert sich besonders für die gesellschaftlich relevanten Aspekte der Musik. Er lebt in Baden – Baden und schreibt für verschiedene Magazine in Deutschland.