Leinwandfähige Porgy and Bess in Amsterdam

By Michael Klier, 18 January 2019

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Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 16 January 2019

Gershwin, Porgy and Bess

Dutch National Opera

James Gaffigan, Conductor

James Robinson, Director

Michael Yeargan, Set Designer

Catherine Zuber, Costume Designer

Eric Owens, Porgy

Adina Aaron, Bess

Mark S Doss, Crown

Nmon Ford, Crown

Frederick Ballentine, Sportin’ Life

Chaz'men Williams-Ali, Robbins, Crab man

Janai Brugger, Clara

Latonia Moore, Serena

Donovan Singletary, Jake

Tichina Vaughn, Maria

Ronald Samm, Peter

Byron Jackson, Frazier

Sarah-Jane Lewis, Annie

Njabulo Madlala, Jim

Whitaker Mills, Undertaker

Donald Holder, Lighting Designer

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Porgy and Bess Ensemble

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Michael Klier

Michael Klier macht schon seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert Musik. Als gebürtiger Berliner kam er 1993 nach Amsterdam. Er war Mitglied unterschiedlichster internationaler Ensembles und Orchester. Heute betreibt er eine florierende Unterrichts- und Coachingpraxis. Als Teamcoach bietet er dort Schulungen an, in denen die Kursteilnehmer miteinander komponieren, um so ihre ungenutzten kreativen Potentiale zu entdecken und besser miteinander zu kommunizieren. Denn: Musiker sind die Architekten des Himmels.