Fiona Shaw brings theatre into the opera house

By Max Woods, 17 November 2014

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Reviewed at Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Berlin on 14 November 2014

Britten, The Rape of Lucretia

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Nicholas Carter, Conductor

Fiona Shaw, Director

Michael Levine, Set Designer

Nicky Gillibrand, Costume Designer

Ingela Brimberg, Female Chorus

Elena Tsallagova, Lucia

Ronnita Miller, Bianca

Katarina Bradić, Lucretia

Thomas Blondelle, Male Chorus

Duncan Rock, Tarquinius

Tobias Kehrer, Collatinus

Seth Carico, Junius

L’italiana in Algeri in the wrestling ring at Deutsche Oper Berlin

Zenaida des Aubris, 8th March

A classic opera buffa gets an update by Rolando Villazón to a produce a staging that celebrates the timeless vitality of Rossini’s comic imagination.

****1

Between ecstasy and abyss: Korngold’s Violanta at the Deutsche Oper

Zenaida des Aubris, 25th January

David Hermann directs a new production of Korngold’s teenage opera, conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles, at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

****1

Giordano's Fedora at the Deutsche Oper Berlin

Elena Luporini, 27th November

A new production of Fedora at the Deutsche Oper Berlin warms up the cold German winter, featuring strong lead performances by Vida Miknevičiūtė and Jonathan Tetelman.

***11

Thalheimer’s directs a static new Berlin Tristan und Isolde

Zenaida des Aubris, 1st November

At the start of his farewell to Deutsche Oper Berlin, Sir Donald Runnicles shines with his orchestra, supplying the passion and tension withheld in Michael Thalheimer’s production.

****1

Anatomy of a love: Rebecca Saunders’ Lash at Deutsche Oper Berlin

Elena Luporini, 20th June

Nearing the close of the season, Deutsche Oper Berlin premieres Rebecca Saunders’ first opera Lash – Acts of Love, a visceral reflection on love and death.

*****

Upstairs, downstairs: Die Frau ohne Schatten at Deutsche Oper

Zenaida des Aubris, 26th January

Tobias Kratzer gives his third Strauss production in three seasons at Deutsche Oper Berlin another contemporary spin.

****1

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Max Woods

Max studied musicology before moving to Germany to pursue a Masters degree in music performance. He currently teaches music and English and works as a freelance journalist and performer.

Fiona Shaw brings theatre into the opera house in The Rape of Lucretia