Romantic escape and an extraordinary title role performance

By David Karlin, 06 May 2016

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“I can’t imagine any female singer of today daring to go so over the top in exaggerated femininity”

Reviewed at Komische Oper Berlin, Berlin on 5 May 2016

Various, Clivia

Komische Oper Berlin

Kai Tietje, Conductor

Stefan Huber, Director

Stephan Prattes, Set Designer

Heike Seidler, Costume Designer

Peter Renz, Lelio Down, Chicago Times Reporter

Christoph Marti, Clivia Gray

Tobias Bonn, Juan Damigo

Max Gertsch, Caudillo, Valdivo, Detective Inspector

Stefan Kurt, E. W. Potterton

Markus Merz, Diaz, Police Captain

Christoph Späth, Gustav Kasulke

Andreja Schneider, Yola, his Cousin

Jan Proporowitz, Tenor

Volker Herden, Vocals

Sascha Borris, Bass

Máté Gál, Tenor

Nikola Ivanov, Baritone

Matthias Spenke, Tenor

Josefine Eberlein, Vocals

Meri Ahmaniemi, Dancer

Alessandra Bizzarri, Dancer

Martina Borroni, Dancer

Sarah Bowden, Dancer

Laura Fernandez, Dancer

Cora Roloff, Dancer

Jane-Lynn Steinbrunn, Dancer

Lada Wongpeng, Dancer

Paul Gerritsen, Dancer

Silvano Marraffa, Dancer

Daniel Orellana, Dancer

Daniel Therrien, Dancer

Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

Chorsolisten der Komischen Oper Berlin

David Cavelius, Choirmaster / chorus director

Diego Leetz, Lighting Designer

Ulrich Lenz, Dramaturgy

Danny Costello, Choreography

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

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