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Die Soldaten in Munich is uncomfortable, ugly, violent... and perfect

By Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 01 November 2014
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“Hannigan... brings such energy and charisma to Marie that it is difficult to look at anyone else”
Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 31 October 2014
Programme
Zimmermann, Die Soldaten
Performers
Bavarian State Opera
Kirill Petrenko, Conductor
Andreas Kriegenburg, Director
Andrea Schraad, Costume Designer
Harald Thor, Set Designer
Barbara Hannigan, Marie
Okka von der Damerau, Charlotte
Michael Nagy, Stolzius
Christoph Stephinger, Wesener
Nicola Beller Carbone, Gräfin (Countess) de la Roche
Heike Grötzinger, Stolzius' mother
Hanna Schwarz, Wesener's Mother
Daniel Brenna, Desportes
Kevin Conners, Captain Pirzel
Christian Rieger, Padre Eisenhardt
Tareq Nazmi, Colonel Obrist, Count of Spannheim
Bayerischer Staatsopernchor
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Ilana Walder-Biesanz
Ilana Walder-Biesanz
Ilana Walder-Biesanz is a product manager for Yahoo, a theatre and opera critic, and a classically trained mezzo-soprano. She explored theater and opera stagings as a Gates Scholar at Cambridge and as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany. She currently writes for Bachtrack, San Francisco Classical Voice, and Stark Insider. Twitter: @ilana_wb.