Siegfried through the night: The Ring in Erl continues

By Ako Imamura, 06 August 2014

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Reviewed at Passionsspielhaus, Erl on 2 August 2014

Wagner, Siegfried

Gustav Kuhn, Conductor

Michael Baba, Siegfried

Nancy Weißbach, Brünnhilde

Thomas Gazheli, Der Wanderer

Bianca Tognocchi, Waldvogel (the woodbird)

Elena Suvorova, Erda

Wolfram Wittekind, Mime

Oskar Hillebrandt, Alberich

Andrea Silvestrelli, Fafner

Orchestra of the Tyrolean Festival Erl

Singers from the Accademia di Montegral

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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.