Stravinsky: The Rake’s Progress
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, 29th May 2019
Barbara Hannigan is a force of nature. The Canadian soprano specialises in contemporary repertoire, creating roles in such operas as Written on Skin, Hamlet, Bérénice and Lessons in Love and Violence. She also conducts – sometimes singing simultaneously – directing orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony and The Cleveland Orchestra. Now she threads another string to her multifaceted bow – mentor. Two years ago she created Equilibrium Young Artists, a mentoring scheme whose participants form the cast in this semi-staged touring presentation of The Rake’s Progress, the mainland European leg of which closed at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie last night.
Barbara Hannigan, Gyula Rab and Ensemble Ludwig
© Daniel Dittus
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