Uraufführung Francesca da Rimini

By Norman Schwarze, 22 July 2015

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“wer wagt da noch zu sagen, die Oper sei tot!”

Reviewed at Haus der Kunst, Munich on 21 July 2015

Wirth, Francesca da Rimini

Anna-Sophie Mahler, Director

Duri Bischoff, Set Designer

Nic Tillein, Costume Designer

Iulia Maria Dan, Soprano

Eva Löbau, Actor

Vivien Mahler, Actor

Judith Huber, Actor

Bendix Dethleffsen, Piano

Stefan Wirth, Piano

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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

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