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Das Rheingold in the mountains: a promising start to the Weekend Ring in Erl

By Ako Imamura, 02 August 2014
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Reviewed at Passionsspielhaus, Erl on 1 August 2014
Programme
Wagner, Das Rheingold
Performers
Gustav Kuhn, Conductor
Lenka Radecky, Costume Designer
Michiko Watanabe, Wellgunde
Thomas Gazheli, Alberich
Michael Kupfer, Wotan
Hermine Haselböck, Fricka
Ferdinand von Bothmer, Froh
Johannes Chum, Loge
Andrea Silvestrelli, Fafner
Franz Hawlata, Fasolt
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.