Out of the closet and into the cage: La Cage aux Folles in Berlin

Dance ensemble of the Komische Oper Berlin

Stefan Kurt (Zaza)

Stefan Kurt (Zaza) and dance ensemble

Stefan Kurt (Zaza)

By Elena Luporini, 30 January 2023

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“it is hard to imagine Kosky in a habitat more natural than the stage of La Cage”

Reviewed at Komische Oper Berlin, Berlin on 28 January 2023

Herman, La Cage aux Folles

Komische Oper Berlin

Koen Schoots, Conductor

Barrie Kosky, Director

Rufus Didwiszus, Set Designer

Klaus Bruns, Costume Designer

Franck Evin, Lighting Designer

Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

Chor der Komischen Oper Berlin

Johanna Wall, Dramaturgy

Peter Renz, Georges

Stefan Kurt, Albin

Daniel Daniela Yrureta Ojeda, Jacob

Nicky Wuchinger, Jean-Michel

Tom Erik Lie, M. Edouard Dindon

Helmut Baumann, Jaqueline

Maria-Danaé Bansen, Anne Dindon

Andreja Schneider, Mme. Marie Dindon

Diemut Wauer, Francis

Otto Pichler, Choreography

Jean-Christophe Charron, Choirmaster / chorus director

Handel’s Belshazzar at Komische Oper Berlin

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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

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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.

**111

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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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Elena Luporini

After completing their Master's degree in Musicology in Rome, Elena has now moved to Berlin to dedicate themselves to more things musical. With a publication on Béla Bartók and a seminar at the Humboldt-Universität underway, their interests mostly veer toward 20th-century opera, with some forays into queer musicology. Some of their latest undertakings also include oboe lessons, stencil-making and tea-making.

Out of the closet and into the cage: La Cage aux Folles at Komische Oper Berlin