Tosca G8 and the art of metavoice in Berlin

By Ivan Chiarelli, 02 November 2016

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Reviewed at Neuköllner Oper, Berlin on 1 November 2016

Puccini, Tosca

Neuköllner Oper

Michael Höppner, Director

Nina Gundlach, Costume Designer

Hrund Ósk Árnadóttir, Floria Tosca

Gustavo Eda, Mario Cavaradossi

Amadeu Tasca, Baron Scarpia

Katharina Haucke, Video

Daniel Albrecht, Cello

Nina Schwartz, Actor

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Ivan Chiarelli

Brazilian born composer and performer based in Berlin, Ivan holds a B. M. in music composition and a M. A. in music analysis from the São Paulo State University. A former artist-in-residence at the Casa das Caldeiras, he was a Spanish Ministry of Culture fellowship student at the CNDM (Madrid), and an awarded composer at the Música Nova festival (Brazil), and his work has been performed in Brazil, Germany, France, Switzerland, Colombia, Argentina, and Korea. He’s also part of the invisibili(cidades) and NME experimental music collectives. More information at www.ivanchiarelli.com