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The 24-Hour-Ring in Erl ends with fire and passion in Götterdämmerung

By Ako Imamura, 06 August 2014
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Reviewed at Passionsspielhaus, Erl on 3 August 2014
Programme
Wagner, Götterdämmerung
Performers
Gustav Kuhn, Conductor
Mona Somm, Brünnhilde
Anne Schuldt, Waltraute
Gianluca Zampieri, Siegfried
Thomas Gazheli, Alberich
Michael Kupfer, Gunther
Andrea Silvestrelli, Hagen
Orchestra of the Tyrolean Festival Erl
Singers from the Accademia di Montegral
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Ako Imamura
Ako Imamura
Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.