Telemann's Orpheus in Amsterdam: a truly European opera

By Nicolas Nguyen, 25 October 2021

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“Lyric soprano Kateryna Kasper projected the temperamental character with passion”

Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 23 October 2021

Telemann, Orpheus (Netherlands premiere)

René Jacobs, Conductor

Krešimir Stražanac, Orpheus

Kateryna Kasper, Orasia

Mirella Hagen, Eurydice

David Fischer, Eurimedes

Salome Haller, Ismene

Christian Immler, Pluto

Benno Schachtner, Ascalax

Gunta Smirnova, Cephisa

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Nicolas Nguyen

Nicolas is a French Amsterdammer, e-commerce professional and a bit of an opera buff. His experience in the area of music is that of a dilettante. His passion for the opera and vocal music comes from his love for both music and languages which are so perfectly combined in these art forms.