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Don Giovanni in the Komische Oper: frankly too charming to burn in hell

By Karen Hunter, 19 May 2016
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Reviewed at Komische Oper Berlin, Berlin on 14 May 2016
Programme
Mozart, Don Giovanni
Performers
Komische Oper Berlin
Ivo Hentschel, Conductor
Herbert Fritsch, Director, Set Designer
Victoria Behr, Costume Designer
Nina Bernsteiner, Donna Anna
Karolina Gumos, Donna Elvira
Julia Giebel, Zerlina
Günter Papendell, Don Giovanni
Evan Hughes, Leporello
Adrian Strooper, Don Ottavio
Philipp Meierhöfer, Masetto
Alexey Antonov, The Commendatore
Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
Chorsolisten der Komischen Oper Berlin
David Cavelius, Choirmaster / chorus director
Franck Evin, Lighting Designer
Johanna Wall, Dramaturgy
Sabrina Zwach, Dramaturgy
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Karen Hunter
Karen Hunter
Karen Hunter graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts and the St Louis Conservatory of Music, having trained as an oboist. In 1996 she traded a spot on the stage for a place in the audience with her permanent move to Berlin, Germany. Here she finds no shortage of great concerts to attend.