Instrumente und Stimmen als Ausdruck der Seele: Currentzis' Traviata

By Christoph Wurzel, 24 October 2018

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“die Musik wurde selbst zum Träger des Drama”

Reviewed at Elbphilharmonie: Grand Hall, Hamburg on 21 October 2018

Verdi, La traviata (Concert performance)

Teodor Currentzis, Conductor

Nadezhda Pavlova, Violetta Valéry

Airam Hernández, Alfredo Germont

Dimitris Tiliakos, Giorgio Germont

musicAeterna Choir

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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.

Bei Currentzis' konzertanten Traviata werden Instrumente und Stimmen zum Ausdruck der Seele