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The Pirates of Penzance, Sullivan
D: Christian Brey
C: Guido Johannes Rumstadt
one last laugh

You're missing something. Because 'The Pirates of Penzance' by William Schwenck Gilbert (lyrics) and Arthur Sullivan (music) is fabulous nonsense as a play, and even more so when it's directed by Christian Brey.

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11 March 2020www.sueddeutsche.deEgbert Tholl
Rhythmic mock gymnastics

Enough joking, the impact of the pun is so dense enough at the Nuremberg premiere of Arthur Sullivan's musical acceleration of fun.

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08 March 2020www.die-deutsche-buehne.deDieter Stoll
Die lustige Witwe, Lehár
D: Waltraud Lehner
C: Bernhard Epstein
«Die lustige Witwe» wird hundert

Peter Bording spielt ihn als smarten Softie im Macho-Gewand und singt mit locker eingesetztem, schönem Bariton - ein zarter Reflex auf Thomas Hampson, in Stimme wie Erscheinung.

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01 January 2006Klaus Kalchschmid / Opernwelt