Mozart's Mitridate in Munich through a child's eyes

By Zerbinetta, 21 July 2012

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Reviewed at Prinzregententheater, Munich on 20 July 2012

Mozart, Mitridate, re di Ponto, K87 (K74a)

Bavarian State Opera

Mark Wigglesworth, Conductor

David Bösch, Director

Barry Banks, Mitridate

Anja-Nina Bahrmann, Aspasia

Anna Bonitatibus, Sifare

Lawrence Zazzo, Farnace

Lisette Oropesa, Ismene

Eri Nakamura, Arbate

Alexey Kudrya, Marzio

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

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Zerbinetta

Zerbinetta is a music educator in the New York area with a background in music performance, theater studies, and history. She is particularly interested in Wagner, Baroque music, and, of course, Richard Strauss.