Kein glückliches Ende für Xerxes

By Christoph Wurzel, 20 January 2017

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Reviewed at Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main on 18 January 2017

Handel, Serse (Xerxes)

Oper Frankfurt

Constantinos Carydis, Conductor

Tilmann Köhler, Director

Karoly Risz, Set Designer

Susanne Uhl, Costume Designer

Gaëlle Arquez, Serse

Elizabeth Sutphen, Romilda

Lawrence Zazzo, Arsamene

Louise Alder, Atalanta

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Amastre

Thomas Faulkner, Elviro

Brandon Cedel, Ariodate

Joachim Klein, Lighting Designer

Zsolt Horpácsy, Dramaturgy

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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.