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BerlinLearNew production
Reimann: Lear
Nicholas Carter; Barrie Kosky; Komische Oper Berlin; Rebecca Ringst; Klaus Bruns; Olaf Freese; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
BerlinMadama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Yi-Chen Lin; Andrea Breth; Komische Oper Berlin; Raimund Orfeo Voigt; Ursula Renzenbrink; Alexander Koppelmann; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
BerlinFiddler on the Roof
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
BerlinThe Golden Cockerel
Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'or (The Golden Cockerel)
James Gaffigan; Barrie Kosky; Komische Oper Berlin; Rufus Didwiszus; Victoria Behr; Franck Evin; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
BerlinConrad or The Factory-Made Boy
Penderbayne: Conrad or The factory-made boy
Anne Hinrichsen; Ruth Brauer-Kvam; Komische Oper Berlin; Alfred Peter; Alfred Mayerhofer; Johannes Scherfling; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
BerlinThe Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte)
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Marit Strindlund; Barrie Kosky; Komische Oper Berlin; Esther Bialas; Diego Leetz; Orchester der Komischen 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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Max Hopp falls short with Die Banditen at Komische Oper
The last of Jacques Offenbach's great buffo operettas provides an opportunity for topical satire but Max Hopp’s attempts at updating it fall short of the mark.
Kosky's soufflé for Verdi's Falstaff falls flat in Berlin
A dearth of nuance affects this new production of Verdi's late masterpiece in Berlin, set in Sir John's gourmet kitchen.
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.
Sophocles as contemporary as ever as Œdipe opens at Komische Oper
Leigh Melrose appears in a strong new Œdipe directed by Evgeny Titov to open the 2021-22 season at the Komische Oper.