Barrie Kosky directs a ferocious new Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Ambur Braid (Katerina Izmailova)

Sean Panikkar (Sergey) and Ambur Braid (Katerina)

Dmitry Ulyanov (Boris)

Ambur Braid (Katerina) and Susan Zarrabi (Sonyetka)

Por Zenaida des Aubris, 01 febrero 2026

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“Braid... did not simply sing the role; she inhabited its full arc”

Crítica hecha desde Schillertheater: Großer Saal, Berlín el 31 enero 2026

Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth de Mtsensk

Komische Oper Berlin

James Gaffigan, Dirección

Barrie Kosky, Dirección de escena

Rufus Didwiszus, Diseño de escena

Victoria Behr, Diseño de vestuario

Olaf Freese, Diseño de iluminación

Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

Chor der Komischen Oper Berlin

Dmitry Ulyanov, Boris Timofeyevich Izmailov

Elmar Gilbertsson, Zinoviy Borisovich Izmailov

Ambur Braid, Katerina Lvovna Izmailova

Sean Panikkar, Sergey

Susan Zarrabi, Sonyetka

Mirka Wagner, Aksinya

Marcell Bakonyi, Police inspector

Dimitry Ivashchenko, Priest

Stephen Bronk, Old Convict

Caspar Krieger, Tattered peasant

David Cavelius, Dirección de coro

Handel’s Belshazzar at Komische Oper Berlin

Zenaida des Aubris, 28th March

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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Figaro im Kellerloch: radikale Mozart-Premiere an der Komischen Oper

Svenja Koch, 27th April

Kein Mozart für Puristen: Serebrennikov schafft ein dicht erzähltes Sozialdrama über unermesslichen Wohlstand, die Schattenseiten der hochstilisierten Glamourwelt und all jene, auf deren geschundenen Rücken dieser Reichtum verdient ist.

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Zenaida des Aubris

Zenaida des Aubris, based in Berlin, has over 30 years experience in artist management and production of classical music and opera in the United States, Europe and Asia. Currently, she offers consultation to music competitions and schools as well as to individual recent graduates on how to manage themselves and kickstart their careers through her company Opera Career Advice.

Barrie Kosky directs a ferocious new Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk at Komische Oper