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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
BerlinPippi Longstocking
Wittenbrink: Pippi Longstocking
Geoffrey Loff; Dagmar Manzel; Komische Oper Berlin; Korbinian Schmidt; Victoria Behr; Olaf Freese; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
BerlinHansel and Gretel
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
James Gaffigan; Dagmar Manzel; Komische Oper Berlin; Killian Farrell; Korbinian Schmidt; Victoria Behr; Olaf Freese
BerlinCast a DivaWorld premiere
Rantala: Cast a Diva
Iiro Rantala; Ingo Kerkhof; Komische Oper Berlin; Hana Ramujkić; Britta Leonhardt; Olaf Freese; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
BerlinPorgy and BessNew production
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
James Gaffigan; Barrie Kosky; Komische Oper Berlin; Andrew Grams; Jan Freese; Dede Ayite; Olaf Freese
BerlinSweeney Todd
Sondheim: Sweeney Todd
Koen Schoots; Barrie Kosky; Komische Oper Berlin; Geoffrey Loff; Katrin Lea Tag; Olaf Freese
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Aribert Reimann’s Lear takes off at Tempelhof Airport
Relentlessness is the keyword of Aribert Reimann’s modernist Lear, in a stripped-down new Komische Oper Berlin production by Barrie Kosky.
Orlando revisited: Olga Neuwirth’s Woolf adaptation comes to Berlin
The German premiere of Olga Neuwirth’s Orlando at the Komische Oper cements it as a postmodern grand opéra – for better or for worse.
Handel’s Belshazzar at Komische Oper Berlin
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.
Young stars shine in the Staatsoper Berlin’s Rosenkavalier
Patricia Nolz makes an outstanding role debut as Christian Thielemann conducts a thrusting Rosenkavalier to open the Staatsoper Unter den Linden's Festtage.
Barrie Kosky directs a ferocious new Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Shostakovich's opera is laid bare in Berlin, to devastating effect, with a distinguished cast led by Ambur Braid.
Happy 100th birthday, Wozzeck! Thielemann leads Berlin revival
The Staatsoper Unter den Linden celebrates the 100th birthday of Alban Berg's masterpiece with a stellar cast in Andrea Breth’s revived production.
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ParisSalomé
Strauss R.: Salome
Simone Young; Lydia Steier; Opéra national de Paris; Momme Hinrichs; Andy Besuch; Olaf Freese; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris