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Glitzy Genitalia & A New Cast: Kosky’s “Orpheus in der Unterwelt“ Arrives In Berlin

kevin — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:06:13 +0000

After a very (very!) long wait, Barrie Kosky’s vision of Offenbach’s Orphée aux enfers has finally arrived at Berlin’s Komische

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Koskys “Orphée aux enferns”: Swarovski-Genitalien auf der Suche nach der Hölle

kevin — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 21:22:15 +0000

Zum Offenbach-Jubiläum 2019 spielten die Salzburger Festspiele erstmals eine Offenbach-Operette und übertrugen die Regie Barrie Kosky. Leider gaben sie ihm

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Waiting For Offenbach In Times Of A New Corona Lockdown: So What Happens Now?

kevin — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:00:01 +0000

You could say it’s a bitter irony: ever since theaters in Germany re-opened after the summer, Barrie Kosky has said

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Post-Corona Operetta In Berlin. Or: Here’s Barrie Kosky’s Chancelled “Orpheus In The Underworld”

kevin — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 08:47:58 +0000

Has the long waiting finally come to an end, is post-Corona operetta back? After the somewhat problematic “Jewish and Gay”

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Body Shaming In The Operetta World: Or The Cry For Help From Soprano Kathryn Lewek

kevin — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 15:24:36 +0000

In his novel Where Angels Fear to Tread, published in 1905, E. M. Forster describes a performance of Lucia di

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Offenbach On Arte TV: “Orphée aux enfers” From Salzburg and “Gerolstein” From Cologne

kevin — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 13:30:01 +0000

You might wonder whether they are serious – ‘them’ being the French-German Kultursender arte. They are celebrating the 200th birthday

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