Kosky's mesmerising Magic Flute in Auckland

Por Simon Holden, 10 marzo 2019

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“Strebel brought ravishing tone to Pamina's music, vaulting phrases shining with an almost lunar glow”

Crítica hecha desde Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Auckland el 8 marzo 2019

Mozart, La flauta mágica (Die Zauberflöte)

Komische Oper Berlin

Suzanne Andrade, Dirección de escena

Iwona Sobotka, Pamina

Christina Poulitsi, Queen of the Night

Aaron Blake, Tamino

Joan Martín-Royo, Papageno

Insung Sim, Sarastro

Auckland Philharmonia

Jordan de Souza, Dirección

Barrie Kosky, Dirección de escena

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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.

****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.

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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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Simon Holden

Simon is an operaphile based in Auckland, New Zealand. He wrote his dissertation on Japanese popular music. With a background in piano and classical music retail, he spends his time attending as much opera or vocal concert as he can and blogs at irishenceaway.blogspot.com.