Die Illusionen des William Mallory

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Sun, Jun 1, 2025, 15:00

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At the zenith of his career as a board member of a major corporation, disaster suddenly befalls the former working-class son William Mallory. He crashes over a scandal and no longer understands the world. With suicidal thoughts, he fables on the couch with his psychiatrist about the stages of his rise. An opera as a chamber play that begins quietly, only to soon unroll the great themes of life - a parable about rise and fall, identity and betrayal, appearance... Read full text

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Rodolphe Bruneau-Boulmier	Komposition
Kent Nagano	Musical Director
Inge Kloepfer	Text
Georges Delnon	Inszenierung
Marie-Thérèse Jossen	Costume
Ralf Waldschmidt	Dramaturgie
Mitglieder des Philharmonischen Staatsorchesters Hamburg	Orchestra

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Die Illusionen des William Mallory

Rodolphe Bruneau-Boulmier

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