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Zwischen Revue und Commedia dell'arte: Rossinis Barbiere di Siviglia aus Reggio Emilia

By Rainer Zerbst, 12 April 2021
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“vor allem aber das Liebespaar zeigt Rossinikultur in Exzellenz”
Reviewed at Teatro Municipale Valli di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia on 11 April 2021
Programme
Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers
Teatro comunale di Modena
Leonardo Sini, Conductor
Fabio Cherstich, Director
Nicolas Bovey, Set Designer
Arthur Arbesser, Costume Designer
Marco Giusti, Lighting Designer
Michela Antenucci, Rosina
César Cortés, Count Almaviva
Simone Del Savio, Figaro
Pablo García Ruiz, Dr Bartolo
Guido Loconsolo, Don Basilio
Alex Martini, Fiorello
Ana Victória Pitts, Berta
Coro Claudio Merulo di Reggio Emilia
Filarmonica dell'Opera Italiana Bruno Bartoletti
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Rainer Zerbst
Rainer Zerbst
Seit dem Studium an den Universitäten Tübingen und Bangor und Promotion ist Rainer Zerbst freier Kulturjournalist für Hörfunk und Presse. Autor u.a. von "Antoni Gaudí".