Löftet: eindringliche Oper über den Holocaust in Stockholm

By Michael Klier, 28 January 2022

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“Husáhr verliert im erdrückenden Reigen von Tod und Erniedrigungen nie die Gewalt über ihre Stimme”

Reviewed at Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm on 27 January 2022

Larsson Gothe, Löftet (The Promise)

Royal Swedish Opera

Stefan Solyom, Conductor

Alan Gilbert, Conductor

Stefan Larsson, Director

Sven Haraldsson, Set Designer

Nina Sandström, Costume Designer

Torben Lendorph, Lighting Designer

Royal Swedish Orchestra

Royal Swedish Opera Chorus

Andrea Grettve, Video

Hanna Husáhr, Ava

Agnes Auer, Rosa

Karolina Blixt, Elisabeth

Susann Végh, Maria

Jesper Taube, David

Niklas Björling Rygert, Gustav

Clifford Lewis, Josef

Kristian Flor, Fritz

Karl-Magnus Fredriksson, Teo

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Michael Klier

Michael Klier macht schon seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert Musik. Als gebürtiger Berliner kam er 1993 nach Amsterdam. Er war Mitglied unterschiedlichster internationaler Ensembles und Orchester. Heute betreibt er eine florierende Unterrichts- und Coachingpraxis. Als Teamcoach bietet er dort Schulungen an, in denen die Kursteilnehmer miteinander komponieren, um so ihre ungenutzten kreativen Potentiale zu entdecken und besser miteinander zu kommunizieren. Denn: Musiker sind die Architekten des Himmels.

Löftet: eindringliche Oper über den Holocaust an der Royal Swedish Opera Stockholm