Operetta Research Center » Barrie Kosky

“Frau Luna” Returns as a Glittering Utopia

kevin — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:26:48 +0000

When this production of Paul Lincke’s classic Frau Luna opened in Berlin ten years ago, it was one among many

kevin — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:01:10 +0000

Berlin was—and in many ways still is—a center of operetta innovation. A reminder: in the 1920s, crucial impulses for renewing

kevin — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 12:03:17 +0000

A long-lost musical treasure is coming back to life. On December 13, 2025, the little theater in Annaberg-Buchholz will premiere

kevin — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:45:12 +0000

It came as something of a shock without any pre-warning: At the beginning of the new year the Komische Oper

kevin — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:56:45 +0000

This 3-part German mini-series called For the Drama is remarkable in many ways. It tells the story of two singers

kevin — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 11:10:47 +0000

It’s the third attempt in Berlin to breathe new life into the forgotten sub-genre “Heiteres Musiktheater der DDR”, i.e. musicals

kevin — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 10:49:18 +0000

Irgendwie stehen die in Amerika entstandenen Werke emigrierter Komponisten (ob Korngold, Weill oder Kálmán etc.) in unseren Landen immer noch

kevin — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:50:46 +0000

So, here it is at last: Diana Damrau’s operetta album dedicated to the “life embracing side” of the genre and

kevin — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:46:16 +0000

When Linie 1 premiered in West-Berlin back in 1986, three years before the wall came down and East and West

kevin — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 09:55:31 +0000

In the past, Barrie Kosky has shunned the works of Franz Lehár. His operetta focus has been on works by

kevin — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 11:08:20 +0000

When the Komische Oper opened its doors on 23 December 1947 – in the Soviet controlled section of Berlin –

kevin — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:52:21 +0000

Quo vadis, Komische Oper? That’s what many have been wondering. How will the new artistic directors continue the now world-famous