Ariadne in Milan: the director cannot find the thread

By Renato Verga, 24 April 2019

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Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 23 April 2019

Strauss R., Ariadne auf Naxos

Teatro alla Scala

Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor

Frederic Wake-Walker, Director

Jamie Vartan, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Krassimira Stoyanova, The Primadonna (Ariadne)

Sabine Devieilhe, Zerbinetta

Daniela Sindram, Composer

Michael König, The Tenor (Bacchus)

Eva Liebau, Naiad

Anna-Doris Capitelli, Dryad

Pavel Kolgatin, Brighella

Krešimir Špicer, Scaramuccio

Tobias Kehrer, Truffaldino

Thomas Tatzl, Harlequin

Markus Werba, Music Master

Alexander Pereira, The Major-Domo

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Renato Verga

Renato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.