Adam Benzwi Discusses “Dreigroschenoper” & Singing Brecht/Weill Today
Pianist and musical director Adam Benzwi was slated to premiere “his” Dreigroschenoper interpretation – in collaboration with stage director Barrie
read morePianist and musical director Adam Benzwi was slated to premiere “his” Dreigroschenoper interpretation – in collaboration with stage director Barrie
read moreAustrian author and feminist activist Marlene Streeruwitz spoke out against the patriotic “kitsch culture” in her homeland in an interview
read moreWhen I visited Tallinn in 2016 and saw that they were playing Ball im Savoy at the Estonian National Opera,
read moreAfter rumors had already started circulating, it’s now official: Komische Oper Berlin has cancelled its live stream of Paul Abraham’s
read moreWhen I saw the news today that Gorki Theater Berlin will stream one of the greatest operetta productions I have
read moreYeehaw! Komische Oper Berlin has finally awoken from its Sleeping Beauty Corona mode; the company has decided to offer something
read morePutting on Eduard Künneke’s 1920 hit Der Vetter aus Dingsda seemed like a good idea in times of Corona restrictions:
read moreThe 2nd wave Corona lockdown has made operetta performances virtually impossible in many countries, and it looks like it might
read moreYou might be as baffled by this new release as I am: the recent production of Jaromir Weinberger’s “last Weimar
read moreYou could say it’s a bitter irony: ever since theaters in Germany re-opened after the summer, Barrie Kosky has said
read moreThe future of operetta in Vienna is female: Lotte de Beer was presented this week as new artistic director of
read moreAt the beginning of August 2020 Helga Benatzky died at the blessed age of 96: she had been in charge
read moreThere’s an increasingly firece discussion about supposed “racism” in operetta. Recently, a production of Franz Lehár’s Land des Lächelns at
read moreHas the long waiting finally come to an end, is post-Corona operetta back? After the somewhat problematic “Jewish and Gay”
read moreHow do you solve a problem like Zigeunerbaron? Some might ask: is there a problem with this 1885 show? Well,
read more“344 Menschen, that‘s besser wie nix!” That’s what intendant Barrie Kosky said when he presented his brand new schedule for
read moreUnter ihrem Intendanten Barrie Kosky hat die Komische Oper Berlin seit 2012 einen eigenen, unverwechselbaren Operettenstil gefunden: sehr bunt und
read moreI’ve been on a bit of a Truesound Transfers trip these past few days. You know, that small Berlin based
read moreThe Drama Review (TDR) is planning a special issue on the developments in the German theater scene from 2010 to
read moreIt’s a daring and adventurous undertaking: while everyone else is busy with “The (New) Twenties” these days, Komische Oper Berlin
read moreIf expectations are exceptionally high for a Paul Abraham operetta at Komische Oper Berlin that’s because, in the past, the
read moreNo one can really claim that there is not an abundance of exciting Offenbach literature that has been published since
read moreSo here it is, the world’s “first gay opera guide,” or so the publisher claims. It’s a small Berlin based
read moreIt’s hard to believe, but this is actually only the second fully staged production of Paul Abraham’s Märchen im Grand
read moreHere’s something truly special: an album of Werner Richard Heymann’s symphonic music that has not been available acoustically earlier and
read moreThe fact that Dagmar Manzel has been involved in the Weimar Republic operetta revival at Komische Oper Berlin from the
read moreThe operetta festival in Bad Ischl has ended its 2019 summer season with an 8 percent increase in audience numbers,
read moreYou might wonder whether they are serious – ‘them’ being the French-German Kultursender arte. They are celebrating the 200th birthday
read moreAt Komische Oper Berlin, Paul Ábrahám’s ‘last’ operetta premiered in a new production by Stefan Huber, with a newly arranged
read more“We’re not an operetta palace!“ Says Komische Oper intendant Barrie Kosky at the press conference where he announced the new
read moreImagine a world that persistently rewards the rich and powerful while immiserating the masses. Imagine an international paternalist cartel that
read moreAh yes, the Weimar Republic. Again? While the Museum für Fotografie in Berlin is currently showing a marvelous exhibition on
read moreIs Korngold’s 1920 psycho thriller Die tote Stadt an operetta? Obviously not, but there are various links to the genre,
read moreWhat do you do when all the world is abuzz with football, and you don’t give as f*** about ballgames?
read moreWhy did it take so long, you might ask? And was it worth waiting all this time? In the case
read moreYes, it was a good idea to bring back Offenbach’s murderous Barbe-Bleue to Berlin at Komische Oper where, you will
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