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Sabine Devieilhe triumphs as Lakmé in concert in Zurich

Sabine Devieilhe (Lakmé)
© Toni Suter
Sandra Hamaoui, Bożena Bujnicka, Irène Friedli, Edgardo Rocha, Björn Bürger
© Toni Suter
Sandra Hanaoui (Ellen) and Edgardo Rocha (Gérald)
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“a young girl discovering love for the first time, overwhelmed and ultimately crushed by it”
Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 8 April 2023
Delibes, Lakmé (Concert performance)
Zurich Opera
Alexander Joel, Conductor
Orchester der Oper Zürich
Zurich Opera Chorus
Sabine Devieilhe, Lakmé
Edgardo Rocha, Gérald
Philippe Sly, Nilakantha
Siena Licht Miller, Mallika
Björn Bürger, Frédéric
Sandra Hamaoui, Ellen
Irène Friedli, Mistress Bentson
Bożena Bujnicka, Rose
Janko Kastelic, Choirmaster / chorus director
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***11
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****1
Handel’s Serse as a quirky modern tale in Zurich
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Anna Pirozzi shines as a queen bee Turandot
**111
A feast for the eyes and ears: Lehár’s Merry Widow in Zurich
****1
Werther in the sky at Opernhaus Zürich
***11
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