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Herbert Fritsch directs Carmen in Hamburg (****)

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Sep 29, 2022
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Ida Aldrian (Mercédès), Maria Kataeva (Carmen), Katrina Galka (Frasquita) © Brinkhoff / Mögenburg

Can you stage Bizet's Carmen like an Offenbach operetta without hurting the play? It could just be a question that you are grappling with. The answer can be seen and heard in Hamburg. Herbert Fritsch provides the resounding proof that it can be done: he thro…

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