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La Walkyrie conquiert Genève

By Johann Vacher, 23 May 2014
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“Un véritable défi que cette production a brillamment relevé.”
Reviewed at Grand Théâtre de Genève, Geneva on 21 May 2014
Programme
Wagner, Die Walküre
Performers
Grand Théâtre de Genève
Ingo Metzmacher, Conductor
Dieter Dorn, Director
Jürgen Rose, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Petra Lang, Brünnhilde
Rena Harms, Helmwige
Marion Ammann, Ortlinde
Elena Zhidkova, Fricka
Lucie Roche, Waltraute
Ahlima Mhamdi, Schwertleite
Will Hartmann, Siegmund
Tom Fox, Wotan
Günther Groissböck, Hunding
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Johann Vacher
Johann Vacher
Johann Vacher est un pianiste français étudiant sur Genève. Egalement comédien et compositeur, il s'intéresse aussi bien au grand répertoire classique qu'aux spectacles transdisciplinaires et à la création.