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Blood-red sails, an undead crew and a cursed captain. The tale of the Flying Dutchman strikes fear into the heart of every seasoned sailor. Richard Wagner captures the spirit of the fabled Dutchman in a score as mysterious as it is monumental. more
One of the most radical and well-known musical theatre works of the 20th century returns to the stage of the Komische Oper Berlin in a new production by Barrie Kosky, under the musical direction of General Music Director Ainārs Rubiķis more
The Miracle of Heliane bears all the hallmarks of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s musical theatre - a huge score and orchestra, intoxicating pathos and exquisitely expressive harmonies that play with polytonality, resulting in a gripping and sensuous drama. more
Udo Jürgens war und ist mit nichts vergleichbar. Seine Lieder sind bis heute ein fortwährendes Versprechen auf ein besseres Leben. Udo war die menschgewordene Hoffnung, dass das Sein endlich auch Sinn haben möge. Ein Sein, ein Leben, das stets die ganz... more
Just in time for their 75th birthday, the Pfister Sisters are back, with Johann Strauss' The Bat — the work that opened the Komische Oper Berlin itself, under Walter Felsenstein, in 1947. more
William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet, a late 19th-century French opera that is as poetic as it is grandiose, takes an intimate look into the inner turmoil of its main characters, Hamlet and Ophélie. Just two weeks after the king dies, the widow Gertrude... more
Mozart's "Così fan tutte" covers the whole emotional range of human relationships—and returns to the Komische Oper Berlin in a production by Kirill Serebrennikov! Two couples, an obscure call to the army and a dubious string-puller are the ingredients... more
A historicised staging forms the backdrop for Lucia's tragedy, which is negotiated as a pledge of military alliances. more
Claus Guth banishes all orientalism and looks at his title heroine with a dissecting, psychoanalytical eye. more
After Korngold's Das Wunder der Heliane, Christof Loy took on another rarity of the early 20th century for Deutsche Oper Berlin with Francesca da Rimini, which had its live stream premiere in spring 2021. more
In Benedikt von Peter’s production of Verdi’s pharaoh opera an exotic Egypt is only visible as a dreamworld depicted on postcards. more
The starting point of the experimental music theatre is Nastassja Martin's novel "Believing in the Wild": on a research trip in the Siberian wilderness, the anthropologist encounters a bear that bites her in the face and seriously injures her: This is... more
Villazón stages this perfect operetta between cork popping waltz bliss and relentless social satire as a whimsical walk through the ages. more
Enter Dagmar Manzel and Max Hopp. She plays: Manon Cavallini, the opera diva, Raoul Severac, her suitor, as well as the father of her daughter Lucy. He plays: this very same daughter, all five of Cavallini’s lovers, and on top of that, Lucy’s gallant. more
Grandiose joie de vivre comes together with a quest for meaning—Giuseppe Verdi’s last masterpiece, written when he was nearly 80, not only breathed new life into the genre of Italian opera-comedy, but spontaneously revolutionised the genre and brought... more
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