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"Run Lola Run" (UA) composer Ludger Vollmer

For the protagonist, who first has to push the carousel herself for a second round, the set-up of the stage by Caroline Mittler means one thing above all else: Lola is climbing. Vera Semieniuk is largely occupied with this and with the vocal part she has mastered with confidence owed, also testifies to the game of Seymour Karimov as Manni (small crook with a big voice)

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28 February 2013Juan Martin Koch
G.Bizet: "Carmen": "Carmen - without Carmen" criticism - Carmen in Regensburg and Hof

Strong bullfighters Despite some similarities, the theaters in Hof and Regensburg offer very different perspectives on "Carmen". The orchestras each performed their task more than respectably. The choir in Regensburg seemed to have rehearsed a little more carefully than in Hof. Among the soloists, the supporting actors and the actors of the bullfighter Escamillo on both stages were convincing: Seymour Karimov in Regensburg and James Tolksdorf in Hof looked masculine, sovereign and credible.

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26 September 2016Peter Jungblut

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