Another Brick in the Wall: Pink Floyd as opera

By Sam Jacobson, 29 July 2018

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Reviewed at Music Hall, Cincinnati on 21 July 2018

Bilodeau, Another Brick in the Wall (US première)

Cincinnati Opera

Alain Trudel, Conductor

Suzanne Crocker, Director

Stéphane Roy, Set Designer

Marie-Chantale Vaillancourt, Costume Designer

Nathan Keoghan, Pink

France Bellemare, The Mother

Jean-Michel Richer, The Father

Reilly Nelson, Vera Lynn

Caroline Bleau, The Wife

Brandon Scott Russell, The Teacher

Michael Young, The Prosecutor

James Eder, The Judge

Cincinnati Opera Chorus

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Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.

Pink Floyd as opera: Another Brick in the Wall receives US première at Cincinnati Opera