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Marx in London: A madcap comedy and musically rich opera at Theater Bonn

By Cristina Burack, 22 January 2019
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“Hart's lyrics channel Stephen Sondheim with their complex and witty rhymes”
Reviewed at Opernhaus Bonn, Bonn on 20 January 2019
Programme
Dove, Marx in London
Performers
Theater Bonn
David Parry, Conductor
Jürgen R. Weber, Director
Hank Irwin Kittel, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Mark Morouse, Marx
Yannick-Muriel Noah, Jenny Marx
Marie Heeschen, Tussi Marx
Christian Georg, Freddy
Ceri Williams, Helene
Johannes Mertes, Friedrich Engels
David Fischer, Spy
Boyan Di, Pawnbroker
Jonghoon You, Melanzane
Chor des Theater Bonn
Beethoven Orchester Bonn
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Cristina Burack
Cristina Burack
Cristina Burack studied piano and flute for many years, before earning her BM in Voice and Opera performance at Northwestern University, with a strong focus on German Lieder, as well as a BA in History. After continuing her vocal studies in Vienna, she turned her professional focus to communications. She is a freelance journalist who particularly enjoys covering the intersection of music, history and politics.