An anti-clerical Forza del destino in Munich

By David Karlin, 08 May 2015

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Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 7 May 2015

Verdi, La forza del destino

Bavarian State Opera

Asher Fisch, Conductor

Martin Kušej, Director

Heidi Hackl, Costume Designer

Martin Zehetgruber, Set Designer

Anja Harteros, Leonora

Nadia Krasteva, Preziosilla

Jonas Kaufmann, Don Alvaro

Simone Piazzola, Don Carlo

Vitalij Kowaljow, Padre Guardiano, Marquis of Calatrava

Heike Grötzinger, Curra

Leonard Bernad, Chirurgo

Francesco Petrozzi, Trabuco

Ambrogio Maestri, Fra Melitone

Christian Rieger, Alcade

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.