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RICHARD STRAUSS – Ariadne auf Naxos
January 13, 17, and 19
Staged opera presentation
sung in German with projected supertitles
CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Severance Hall
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
featuring
Tamara Wilson, soprano (Ariadne/Diva)
Andreas Schager, tenor (Bacchus/Tenor)
Daniela Fally, soprano (Zerbinetta)
Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano (Composer)
in a new made-for-Cleveland production
by Frederic Wake-Walker
with
lighting, projection, and set design by Alex Nichols
video content design by Dominic Robertson
photography design and direction by Lottie Bowater
costume design by Jason Southgate
and with
Hanno Müller-Brachmann, baritone (Music Master)
Jonas Hacker, tenor (Dance Master)
Julie Mathevet, soprano (Naiad)
Ying Fang, soprano (Echo)
Daryl Freedman, mezzo-soprano (Dryad)
Ludwig Mittelhammer, baritone (Harlequin)
James Kryshak, tenor (Scaramuccio)
Anthony Schneider, bass (Trufffaldino)
Miles Mykkanen, tenor (Brighella)
https://www.clevelandorchestra.com/1819-concerts-pdps/1819-tco-classical-series-concerts/week-12a/?performanceNumber=16737