A WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN - THE STORY OF ANNE FRANK | JULIANA HALL

Waterperry Opera Festival| August 2025

Creative Team

Director: Talia Stern

Musical Director: Su Choung

Anne Frank: Ana Carmen Balestra

Photography by Julian Guidera

Performances August 13th, 15th, 16th & 17th of August 2025 at Waterperry Opera Festival

Performance November 5th 2025 at JW3 (Jewish Community Centre London)

OPERA SCENE REVIEW

“Talia Stern’s direction wisely kept the focus squarely on Anne’s voice […] it felt less like performance, more like overhearing a private confession. Brief though it was, it lingered long after the final note, a reminder that opera at its best does not always require scale, but truth.”