At the Waters of Lethe in Ostrava

By Rebecca Lentjes, 29 June 2016

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“a mash-up of Greek mythology and Western music history”

Reviewed at Cooltour, Ostrava on 28 June 2016

Mofakham, At the Waters of Lethe

Rolf Gupta, Conductor

Ewelina Grzechnik, Director

Alma Samimi,, Lethé

Abdolreza Rostamian, Robert Schumann

Arash Roozbehi, Alfred Schnittke

Adrian Rosas, Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa

Karol Bartosiński, Edward Mordake

Marta Grądzka, Director

Ostravská banda

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Rebecca Lentjes

Rebecca graduated from New York University in 2012, where she studied Music and Romance Languages. She now works as an assistant editor at RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale) and as manager of contemporary music collective ensemble mise-en.

Ambitious world première of At the Waters of Lethe in Ostrava