Confronting the millennial generation at Komische Oper

Por Karen Hunter, 11 octubre 2016

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Crítica hecha desde Komische Oper Berlin, Berlín el 9 octubre 2016

Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia

Komische Oper Berlin

Antonello Manacorda, Dirección

Kirill Serebrennikov, Dirección de escena, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Nicole Chevalier, Rosina

Tansel Akzeybek, Count Almaviva

Dominik Köninger, Figaro

Philipp Meierhöfer, Dr Bartolo

Tareq Nazmi, Don Basilio

Julia Giebel, Berta

Denis Milo, Fiorello

Chor der Komischen Oper Berlin

Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

Alexej Tregubov, Diseño de escena

David Cavelius, Dirección de coro

Johanna Wall, Dramaturgia

Diego Leetz, Diseño de iluminación

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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.

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Barrie Kosky directs a ferocious new Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

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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

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

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Opulent minimalism: Kosky directs a new staging of Akhnaten

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

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

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

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Kirill Serebrennikov’s Marriage of Figaro challenges Edinburgh

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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Karen Hunter

Karen Hunter graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts and the St Louis Conservatory of Music, having trained as an oboist. In 1996 she traded a spot on the stage for a place in the audience with her permanent move to Berlin, Germany. Here she finds no shortage of great concerts to attend.

Serebrennikov's Barber confronts the millennial generation at Komische Oper