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Aesthetic unity shines in bold staging of Orfeo ed Euridice in Tokyo

Rie Miyake (Amore), Valda Wilson (Euridice) and Lawrence Zazzo (Orfeo)
© Rikimaru Hotta
Lawrence Zazzo (Orfeo) and Rie Miyake (Amore)
© Rikimaru Hotta
Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice
© Rikimaru Hotta
Lawrence Zazzo (Orfeo) and Rihoko Sato (Dancer)
© Rikimaru Hotta
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“[I]t was a tour de force performance by Zazzo, who dominated the stage for most of the opera”
Reviewed at New National Theatre, Tokyo: Opera House, Tokyo on 19 May 2022
Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice
New National Theatre
Masato Suzuki, Conductor
Saburo Teshigawara, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer, Lighting Designer
Valda Wilson, Euridice
Lawrence Zazzo, Orfeo
Rihoko Sato, Artistic Collaborator
New National Theatre Chorus
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