“I Am What I Am”: New Productions at Komische Oper after Barrie Kosky
Quo vadis, Komische Oper? That’s what many have been wondering. How will the new artistic directors continue the now world-famous
read moreQuo vadis, Komische Oper? That’s what many have been wondering. How will the new artistic directors continue the now world-famous
read moreMany people have wondered what Barrie Kosky will do next in terms of popular musical theater at Komische Oper, once
read moreSo, now it’s official: James Gaffigan will be the new music director of Komische Oper Berlin. The 43 year old
read moreAfter a very (very!) long wait, Barrie Kosky’s vision of Offenbach’s Orphée aux enfers has finally arrived at Berlin’s Komische
read moreSo, the success story continues: the recently rediscovered “vaudeville operetta” Roxy und ihr Wunderteam by Paul Abraham will come to
read moreIt’s the end of an era. For ten years Barrie Kosky made it his mission to revive forgotten Weimar Republic
read moreKurz nachdem im Spätsommer die lang erwartete (und mehrfach verschobene) Dreigroschenoper am Berliner Ensemble herauskam und ekstatische Reaktionen hervorrief, ging
read moreIt’s not unusual for Barrie Kosky to stage something outside of Komische Oper, but usually he doesn’t do it in
read morePianist and musical director Adam Benzwi was slated to premiere “his” Dreigroschenoper interpretation – in collaboration with stage director Barrie
read moreOf course he wasn’t going to present his last season as intendant of Komische Oper Berlin via Zoom or only
read moreWith a delay of almost five months, the new production of Johann Strauss’ Der “Zigeuner“baron [sic] finally premiered at Komische
read morePaul Abrahám’s flavorsome jazz operetta, which premiered to great acclaim in 1932 Berlin at Großes Schauspielhaus, only to have its
read moreOn 24 August 1932 the newspaper Berliner Börsen-Courier reported that “this morning the well known revue poet Marcellus Schiffer was
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
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