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Die Braut, die sich nicht traut: imposante Semele an der Bayerischen Staatsoper

Brenda Rae (Semele)
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Brenda Rae (Semele)
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Brenda Rae (Semele) und Jakub Józef Orliński (Athamas)
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Jakub Józef Orliński (Athamas) und Brenda Rae (Semele)
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Semele
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Michael Spyres (Jupiter) und Brenda Rae (Semele)
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Jakub Józef Orliński (Athamas)
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Emily D'Angelo (Juno) und Brenda Rae (Semele)
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Michael Spyres (Jupiter)
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Nadezhda Karyazina (Ino), Emily D'Angelo (Juno) und Brenda Rae (Semele)
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“in Brenda Rae hat Guth eine überwältigende Solistin”
Reviewed at Prinzregententheater, Munich on 15 July 2023
Handel, Semele
Bavarian State Opera
Gianluca Capuano, Conductor
Claus Guth, Director
Michael Levine, Set Designer
Gesine Völlm, Costume Designer
Michael Bauer, Lighting Designer
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Christopher Warmuth, Dramaturgy
Yvonne Gebauer, Dramaturgy
Brenda Rae, Semele
Nadezhda Karyazina, Ino
Milan Siljanov, Somnus
Jakub Józef Orliński, Athamas
Michael Spyres, Jupiter
Jonas Hacker, Apollo
Philippe Sly, High Priest, Cadmus
Emily D'Angelo, Juno
Jessica Niles, Iris
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