Oper Köln's delightful Orpheus enraptures all ages

By Cristina Burack, 20 January 2018

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“tight and engaging drama, superb ensemble cohesion, convincing comic acting and first class singing”

Reviewed at Oper Köln: Staatenhaus Saal 3, Cologne on 19 January 2018

Offenbach, Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld)

Oper Köln

Rainer Mühlbach, Conductor

Elena Tzavara, Director

Elisabeth Vogetseder, Costume Designer

Dino Lüthy, Orphée

María Isabel Segarra, Eurydice

Anna Herbst, Diane

Judith Thielsen, Junon

Yunus Schahinger, Jupiter

Ralph Caspers, L'Opinion Publique

Hoeup Choi, Mercure

Matthias Hoffmann, Pluton

Maria Kublashvili, Venus

Alexander Fedin, John Styx

Gürzenich Orchestra

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Cristina Burack

Cristina Burack studied piano and flute for many years, before earning her BM in Voice and Opera performance at Northwestern University, with a strong focus on German Lieder, as well as a BA in History. After continuing her vocal studies in Vienna, she turned her professional focus to communications. She is a freelance journalist who particularly enjoys covering the intersection of music, history and politics.

Oper Köln's delightful Orpheus enraptures audience of all ages