Nocturnal orgies versus controlled reason

By Zenaida des Aubris, 15 October 2019

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“Kosky follows the basic principle of a Greek drama... giving the production a semi-concertante feel”

Reviewed at Komische Oper Berlin, Berlin on 13 October 2019

Henze, The Bassarids (in englischer Sprache)

Komische Oper Berlin

Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor

Barrie Kosky, Director

Katrin Lea Tag, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Agave

Margarita Nekrasova, Beroe

Sean Panikkar, Dionysus

Ivan Turšić, Tiresias

Günter Papendell, Pentheus

Jens Larsen, Cadmus

Vera-Lotte Boecker, Autonoe

Tom Erik Lie, Captain of the Royal Guard

Otto Pichler, Choreography

Ulrich Lenz, Director

David Cavelius, Choirmaster / chorus director

Franck Evin, Lighting Designer

Chor der Komischen Oper Berlin

Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

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

Zenaida des Aubris, 23rd March

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

Kirill Serebrennikov’s Marriage of Figaro challenges Edinburgh

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.

****1

Kosky's Eine Frau, die weiß, was sie will at Komische Oper

Elena Luporini, 22nd March

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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Zenaida des Aubris

Zenaida des Aubris, based in Berlin, has over 30 years experience in artist management and production of classical music and opera in the United States, Europe and Asia. Currently, she offers consultation to music competitions and schools as well as to individual recent graduates on how to manage themselves and kickstart their careers through her company Opera Career Advice.

Nocturnal orgies versus controlled reason: The Bassarids at Komische Oper