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A punk, post-industrial Siegfried at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo

By Edoardo Pelligra, 22 December 2015
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Reviewed at Teatro Massimo, Palermo on 20 December 2015
Programme
Wagner, Siegfried
Performers
Teatro Massimo
Stefan-Anton Reck, Conductor
Graham Vick, Director
Richard Hudson, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Meagan Miller, Brünnhilde
Deborah Leonetti, Waldvogel (the woodbird)
Judit Kutasi, Erda
Peter Bronder, Mime
Christian Voigt, Siegfried
Sergei Leiferkus, Alberich
Michael Eder, Fafner
Thomas Gazheli, Der Wanderer
Orchestra del Teatro Massimo
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Edoardo Pelligra
Edoardo Pelligra
Edoardo is a philosophy student in Torino, Italy. He has always been fond of classical music and operas and tries to combine his philosophical studies with music and especially philosophy of music. He is particularly enthusiastic about opera modern adaptations. Edoardo also maintains a strong passion for films, literature and travelling. He also writes reviews in Italian for Operaclick.