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BerlinLearNew production

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Reimann: Lear
Nicholas Carter; Barrie Kosky; Komische Oper Berlin; Rebecca Ringst; Klaus Bruns; Olaf Freese; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

BerlinPippi Long­stock­ing

© Barbara Braun
Wittenbrink: Pippi Longstocking
Geoffrey Loff; Dagmar Manzel; Komische Oper Berlin; Korbinian Schmidt; Victoria Behr; Olaf Freese; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

BerlinHansel and Gretel

© Jan Windszus
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
James Gaffigan; Dagmar Manzel; Komische Oper Berlin; Killian Farrell; Korbinian Schmidt; Victoria Behr; Olaf Freese

BerlinFiddler on the Roof

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Bock: Fiddler on the Roof
Koen Schoots; Barrie Kosky; Komische Oper Berlin; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin; Chorsolisten der Komischen Oper Berlin; Max Hopp; Dagmar Manzel

BerlinCast a DivaWorld premiere

© Jan Windszus
Rantala: Cast a Diva
Iiro Rantala; Ingo Kerkhof; Komische Oper Berlin; Hana Ramujkić; Britta Leonhardt; Olaf Freese; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
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A blade too dull: Kosky directs Sweeney Todd at Komische Oper

Dagmar Manzel (Mrs Lovett) and Christopher Purves (Sweeney Todd) © Jan Windszus Photography
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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Kosky's Eine Frau, die weiß, was sie will at Komische Oper

Eine Frau, die weiß, was sie will © Iko Freese | drama-berin.de
It takes two to tango... but what about vaudeville? A rerun of Barrie Kosky's production of Oscar Straus' Eine Frau, die weiß, was sie will owes most of its charm to the two leads.
***11
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A last Fiddler on the Roof for Barrie Kosky in Berlin

Celebrating his tenth and last season at the head of Komische Oper, Kosky treats himself to a revival of his 2017 production, which shows no signs of aging.
*****
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Berlin im Licht: Philharmonia sheds light on the cabaret scene

Despite engaging vocal performances and vivid orchestral playing, the Philharmonia Orchestra’s exploration of Weimar-era Berlin’s cabaret world added up to less than the sum of its parts.

***11
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Fiddler on the Roof returns to the Komische Oper

“Fiddler on the Roof” as a universal parable of tradition 
*****
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A Kosky Berliner Schnauze: Die Perlen der Cleopatra

A hilarious pearl of an operetta. Barry Kosky reigns supreme in Berlin!
*****
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Dagmar Manzel on her love for the music of the Weimar Republic

Ahead of her concert with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Weimar Berlin: To the Cabaret!, the Berlin artist talks about the powerful texts and songs of the 1920s and 30s.