A scarlet letter: Eugene Onegin at the Komische Oper Berlin

By Karen Hunter, 08 February 2016

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“the string sound was as rich as a pavolva”

Reviewed at Komische Oper Berlin, Berlin on 6 February 2016

Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin

Komische Oper Berlin

Henrik Nánási, Conductor

Barrie Kosky, Director

Rebecca Ringst, Set Designer

Klaus Bruns, Costume Designer

Günter Papendell, Eugene Onegin

Asmik Grigorian, Tatyana

Karolina Gumos, Olga

Aleš Briscein, Lensky

Margarita Nekrasova, Filippyevna

Alexey Antonov, Prince Gremin

Christiane Oertel, Madame Larina

Christoph Späth, Monsieur Triquet

Yakov Strizhak, Zaretsky

Jan-Frank Süße, Captain

Chorsolisten der Komischen Oper Berlin

Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

Franck Evin, Lighting Designer

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Karen Hunter

Karen Hunter graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts and the St Louis Conservatory of Music, having trained as an oboist. In 1996 she traded a spot on the stage for a place in the audience with her permanent move to Berlin, Germany. Here she finds no shortage of great concerts to attend.

A scarlet letter: Barrie Kosky's staging of Eugene Onegin at the Komische Oper Berlin