Rameaus Les Boréades am Badischen Staatstheater Karlsruhe

Anastasiya Taratorkina (Alphise), Kihun Yoon (Borilée) und Sébastian Monti (Calisis)

Mathias Vidal (Abaris)

Les Boréades

By Christoph Wurzel, 07 October 2025

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Reviewed at Badisches Staatstheater: Großes Haus, Karlsruhe on 4 October 2025

Rameau, Les Boréades

Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe

Attilio Cremonesi, Conductor

Christoph von Bernuth, Director

Oliver Helf, Set Designer

Karine van Hercke, Costume Designer

Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe

Badischer Staatsopernchor Karlsruhe

Sven Stratmann, Video

Stephanie Twiehaus, Dramaturgy

Anastasiya Taratorkina, Alphise

Martha Eason, Sémire

Tomohiro Takada, Borilée

Kihun Yoon, Borilée

Sebastian Monti, Calisis

Mathias Vidal, Abaris

Armin Kolarczyk, Adamas

Paola Leoci, L'Amour

Sara de Franco, Polymnie

Camelia Tarlea, Polymnie

Konstantin Gorny, Boréas

Don Lee, Boréas

Oğulcan Yılmaz, Apollon

Antoine Jully, Choreography

Ulrich Wagner, Choirmaster / chorus director

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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.

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