Hörbuch zum Festspielmotto

Date & Time

Fri, May 2, 2025, 10:00

Venue

During the Schwetzingen Festival, SWR Kultur presents excerpts from the audiobook "Tell Me What I Am" by Una Mannion. A young woman disappears without a trace. Her husband claims she's gone into hiding, but her sister tells a different story—one of a charismatic seducer and a toxic love that destroys what it cannot possess.
A summary from original text in German | Read the original

Keywords: SWR Schwetzinger Festspiele

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Musicians

Katrin Zipse Redaktion

Program

Sag mir, was ich bin
von Una Mannion	ab Freitag, 2. Mai 2025, zum Anhören auf
swrkultur.de	und
ardmediathek.de.

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