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A safe bet: Fidelio at the Grand Théâtre, Geneva

By Elodie Olson-Coons, 12 June 2015
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Reviewed at Grand Théâtre de Genève, Geneva on 10 June 2015
Programme
Beethoven, Fidelio
Performers
Grand Théâtre de Genève
Alan Woodbridge, Conductor
Matthias Hartmann, Director
Tina Kloempken, Costume Designer
Raimund Orfeo Voigt, Set Designer
Elena Pankratova, Leonore
Christian Elsner, Florestan
Albert Dohmen, Rocco
Detlef Roth, Don Pizarro
Siobhan Stagg, Marzelline
Manuel Günther, Jaquino
Heike-Dorothee Allardt, Don Fernando
Günes Gürle, Don Fernando
Grand Théâtre Opera Chorus
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
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Elodie Olson-Coons
Elodie Olson-Coons
Originaire de Lorraine, Elodie Olson-Coons a fait ses études littéraires à Cambridge. Mezzo-soprano et pianiste, elle est particulièrement intéressée par la musique contemporaine et vocale.