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Leigh Melrose appears in a strong new Œdipe directed by Evgeny Titov to open the 2021-22 season at the Komische Oper. 

Pierangelo Valtinoni’s take on the classic story is a charming introduction to opera for children. 

Shostakovich's early masterpiece is fêted at the Komische Oper Berlin

With a guest performance of the Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky's and Suzanne Andrade's magical production triumphs in Budapest.

Sorochyntsi Fair was last performed at Berlin's Komische Oper in 1948 by the legendary stage director Walter Felsenstein. Now Barrie Kosky, stage director and intendant, has tried his hand.

Could this be the most perfect fusion of music and visuals known to mankind!?

Usually, I don’t find much to be excited about in opera stagings meant to overhaul the genre, to give it the resuscitation it apparently needs. They are always more promising on paper, always less effective in execution: I’ve seen all kinds of sexual permissiveness, giant machines, film projections, even singing robots (an especially low point).

Vor 25 Jahren feierte Andreas Homokis Inszenierung von Prokofjews Oper Premiere; in dieser Saison ist sie ein letztes Mal zu sehen. 

El Liceu comienza su temporada con La flauta mágica, en una producción de inspiración cinematográfica que conforma un espectáculo audiovisual abierto a todos los públicos completado por una interpretación ágil de la partitura.