Le grand macabre at the Neue Oper Wien

By Zwölftöner, 13 October 2012

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Reviewed at MuseumsQuartier Wien: Halle E, Vienna on 6 October 2012

Ligeti, Le Grand Macabre

Neue Oper Wien

Wiener Kammerchor

Amadeus Ensemble Wien

Walter Kobera, Conductor

Carlos Wagner, Director

Michael Grohotolsky, Choirmaster / chorus director

Martin Achrainer, Nekrozar

Brian Galliford, Piet the Pot

Nicholas Isherwood, Astradamors

Annette Schönmüller, Mescalina

Arno Raunig, Prince Go-Go

Júlia Bányai, Amanda

Anna Manske, Amando

Jennifer Yoon, Chief of the Gepopo

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Zwölftöner

Zwölftöner is a doctoral student based in Vienna, Austria. Interests include opera and orchestral, chamber, piano and contemporary music.