Into thin air: La Wally and Everest

By Bachtrack reviewer, 09 February 2015

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Reviewed at Winspear Opera House, Dallas on 7 February 2015

Catalani, La Wally (Act IV)

Talbot, Everest (World première)

Dallas Opera

Anthony Barrese, Conductor

Nicole Paiement, Conductor

Candace Evans, Director

Robert Brill, Set Designer

Melissa Citro, Wally

Jennifer Chung, Walter

Arnold Rawls, Hagenbach

Sasha Cooke, Jan Arnold

Andrew Bidlack, Rob Hall

Craig Verm, Doug Hansen

John Boehr, Guy

Mark McCrory, Mike

Kevin Burdette, Beck Weathers

Leonard Foglia, Director

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