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Musically sublime, packed with ideas: Kosky's Meistersinger von Nürnberg at Bayreuth

By David Karlin, 01 August 2017
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“It’s in mayhem at the end of Act 2 that Kosky pulls off the biggest shock”
Reviewed at Bayreuther Festspielhaus, Bayreuth on 31 July 2017
Programme
Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers
Philippe Jordan, Conductor
Barrie Kosky, Director
Rebecca Ringst, Set Designer
Klaus Bruns, Costume Designer
Anne Schwanewilms, Eva
Daniel Behle, David
Johannes Martin Kränzle, Sixtus Beckmesser
Michael Volle, Hans Sachs
Günther Groissböck, Veit Pogner
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Magdalena
Stefan Heibach, Augustin Moser
Paul Kaufmann, Balthasar Zorn
Tansel Akzeybek, Kunz Vogelgesang
Christopher Kaplan, Ulrich Eisslinger
Klaus Florian Vogt, Walther von Stolzing
Timo Riihonen, Hans Foltz
Raimund Nolte, Hermann Ortel
Armin Kolarczyk, Konrad Nachtigall
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Bayreuth Festival Chorus
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David Karlin
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