Phantom der Oper: Kirill Serebrennikov inszeniert Webers Freischütz

Odin Lund Biron

Der Freischütz

Benjamin Bruns (Max) und Günther Groissböck (Kaspar)

Ying Fang (Ännchen) und Odin Lund Biron

Benjamin Bruns (Max) und Günther Groissböck (Kaspar)

Johanni van Oostrum (Agathe)

By Rainer Zerbst, 28 June 2022

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“Benjamin Bruns lotet die Versagensängste von Max mit tenoralem Glanz und großer Intensität aus”

Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 25 June 2022

Weber, Der Freischütz

Dutch National Opera

Patrick Hahn, Conductor, Samiel

Kirill Serebrennikov, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Franck Evin, Lighting Designer

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Chorus of Dutch National Opera

Tatyana Dolmatovskaya, Costume Designer

Daniil Orlov, Dramaturgy

Alan Mandelshtam, Video

Johanni van Oostrum, Agathe

Ying Fang, Ännchen

Benjamin Bruns, Max

Günther Groissböck, Kaspar, A Hermit

Michael Wilmering, Kilian, Ottokar

Caroline Cartens, Four bridesmaids

Lisette Bolle, Four bridesmaids

Dana Ilia, Four bridesmaids

Tomoko Makuuchi, Four bridesmaids

James Platt, Kuno

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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".

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