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Operetta in Zürich: Die Csárdásfürstin with acerbic wit and winning music

By David Karlin, 27 September 2020
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Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 27 September 2020
Programme
Kálmán, Die Csárdásfürstin (The Gypsy Princess)
Performers
Zurich Opera
Lorenzo Viotti, Conductor
Jan Philipp Gloger, Director
Franziska Bornkamm, Set Designer
Karin Jud, Costume Designer
Annette Dasch, Sylva Varescu
Pavol Breslik, Edwin Ronald
Rebeca Olvera, Countess Stasi
Spencer Lang, Baron Boni Káncsiánu
Martin Zysset, Feri von Kerekes
Martin Gebhardt, Lighting Designer
Tieni Burkhalter, Video
Melissa King, Choreography
Claus Spahn, Dramaturgy
Janko Kastelic, Choirmaster / chorus director
Zusatzchor der Oper Zürich
Orchester der Oper Zürich
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