A last Fiddler on the Roof for Barrie Kosky in Berlin

By Emma Granier, 07 November 2021

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“The well-oiled staging shows no sign of aging”

Reviewed at Komische Oper Berlin, Berlin on 6 November 2021

Bock, Fiddler on the Roof

Komische Oper Berlin

Koen Schoots, Conductor

Barrie Kosky, Director

Rufus Didwiszus, Set Designer

Max Hopp, Tevye

Dagmar Manzel, Golde

Talya Lieberman, Tzeitel

Alma Sadé, Hodel

Maria Fiselier, Chava

Barbara Spitz, Yente

Johannes Dunz, Motel Kamzoil

Jens Larsen, Lazar Wolf

Peter Renz, Rabbi

Sigalit Feig, Fruma-Sarah

Chor der Komischen Oper Berlin

Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

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The Baroque confectionery of Herbert Fritsch's production of Handel's oratorio belies a serious core which is all too close to today's headlines.

****1

Barrie Kosky directs a ferocious new Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Zenaida des Aubris, 31st January

Shostakovich's opera is laid bare in Berlin, to devastating effect, with a distinguished cast led by Ambur Braid.

****1

Masks and obsessions: Evgeny Titov’s Salome at Komische Oper Berlin

Zenaida des Aubris, 22nd November

Salome is faceless and the Dance of the Seven Veils becomes a sardonic commentary on seduction in Komische Oper Berlin's austere new staging.

****1

Opulent minimalism: Kosky directs a new staging of Akhnaten

Zenaida des Aubris, 23rd March

Barrie Kosky's new production of Philip Glass' Akhnaten for Komische Oper at the Schillertheater removes any egyptological references.

****1

A blade too dull: Kosky directs Sweeney Todd at Komische Oper

Elena Luporini, 17th November

With a brand new production by Barrie Kosky, Komische Oper Berlin's first venture into the Sondheim repertoire mostly falls flat.

**111

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David Smythe, 16th August

Komische Oper Berlin's The Marriage of Figaro is staged at the Edinburgh International Festival with a strong cast headed by Penny Sofroniadou and Peter Kellner.

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Emma Granier

Après des expériences au sein des services éditoriaux de la Cité de la Musique et du Festival de Radio France Occitanie Montpellier, Emma a occupé les fonctions de responsable communication pour l’Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg. Depuis le printemps 2021, elle est correspondante locale à Berlin pour le média des Français et francophones à l’étranger, lepetitjournal.com. Pianiste de formation, elle a également été choriste au sein de plusieurs ensembles en Ile-de-France et à l’étranger. Elle garde un fort attachement à la scène musicale et trouve son équilibre en couvrant les productions des maisons de concerts et d’opéras de la capitale allemande pour Bachtrack.

A last Fiddler on the Roof in Berlin for Barrie Kosky's last season at Komische Oper