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Christian Thielemann leads Bayreuth Orchestra "like a precision machine" in The Flying Dutchman

By Ako Imamura, 09 August 2014
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Reviewed at Bayreuther Festspielhaus, Bayreuth on 8 August 2014
Programme
Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)
Performers
Christian Thielemann, Conductor
Jan Philipp Gloger, Director
Karin Jud, Costume Designer
Christof Hetzer, Set Designer
Ricarda Merbeth, Senta
Tomislav Mužek, Erik
Samuel Youn, Dutchman
Kwangchul Youn, Daland
Christa Mayer, Mary
Benjamin Bruns, The Steersman
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Bayreuth Festival Chorus
Eberhard Friedrich, Choirmaster / chorus director
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Ako Imamura
Ako Imamura
Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.