Muhly's Dark Sisters comes to Vancouver

By Kevin W Ng, 27 November 2015

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“Kinza Tyrrell’s confident mastery of the score, maintaining an impressively tight ensemble”

Reviewed at Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver on 26 November 2015

Muhly, Dark Sisters

Vancouver Opera

Kinza Kyrrell, Conductor

Amiel Gladstone, Director

Pam Johnson, Set Designer

Parvin Mirhady, Costume Designer

Karen Ydenberg, Almera

Melanie Krueger, Eliza

Eden Tremayne, Lucinda

Heather Pawsey, Presendia

Eve-Lyn de la Haye, Zina

Megan Latham, Ruth

Thomas Goerz, Prophet

Gerald King, Lighting Designer

Jamie Nesbitt, Video

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Kevin W Ng

Kevin writes about music and culture, with a focus on opera. Originally trained as a violinist, he has a particular interest in 20th-century music. He is currently based in New York City.

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