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

By Sam Jacobson, 29 July 2018
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Reviewed at Music Hall, Cincinnati on 21 July 2018
Programme
Bilodeau, Another Brick in the Wall (US première)
Performers
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
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
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Sam Jacobson
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.