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Bach's Mass in B minor at the Konzerthaus Berlin

By Christie Franke, 08 December 2014
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Reviewed at Konzerthaus: Großer Saal, Berlin on 7 December 2014
Programme
Bach, Mass in B minor, BWV232
Performers
Andrea Marcon, Conductor
Robin Johannsen, Soprano
Roberta Invernizzi, Soprano
Sophie Harmsen, Mezzo-soprano
Julian Prégardien, Tenor
Luca Tittoto, Baritone
RIAS Kammerchor Berlin
Michael Alber, Choirmaster / chorus director
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Christie Franke
Christie Franke
Christie Franke is a Berlin-based writer and opera lover. Her blog, Tiny Doom’s Opernpalais, chronicles her adventures as an opera-lover and writer, serving as discussion ground for character profiles, operatic plot holes, and the magic of music in everyday life.