Modern terror: Salome in Stuttgart

By Ako Imamura, 02 December 2015

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“Iain Paterson brought his impressive vocal charisma to sing a finely nuanced prophet”

Reviewed at Staatsoper Stuttgart, Stuttgart on 1 December 2015

Strauss R., Salome

Staatsoper Stuttgart

Roland Kluttig, Conductor

Kirill Serebrennikov, Director, Costume Designer

Pierre Jorge Gonzalez, Set Designer

Matthias Klink, Herodes

Claudia Mahnke, Herodias

Simone Schneider, Salome

Iain Paterson, Jochanaan

Gergely Nemeti, Narraboth

Idunnu Münch, Herodias' Page

Torsten Hofmann, 1st Jew

Heinz Göhrig, 2nd Jew

Ian José Ramirez, 3rd Jew

Daniel Kluge, 4th Jew

Eric Ander, 5th Jew

Shigeo Ishino, 1st Nazarene

David Steffens, 1st Soldier

Guillaume Antoine, 2nd Soldier

Staatsorchester Stuttgart

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Ako Imamura

Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to ﬁnance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.

Modern terror: new production of Salome in Stuttgart