by Jens Winther | Apr 28, 2023 | Berlin, Berlin, Opera, Opera
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD – KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN ★★★★★★ REVIEW ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: MAGICAL KOSKY OPERETTA BONANZA Star director Barrie Kosky’s frivolous take on the Offenbach operetta Orpheus in the Underworld blew away the 2019 Salzburg Festival at...
by Jens Winther | Apr 27, 2023 | Berlin, Berlin, Opera, Opera
ROMEO & JULIA THE MUSICAL – BERLIN ★★★★☆☆ REVIEW ROMEO & JULIA: SHARPLY CUT, WELL CRAFTED BERLIN MUSICAL ROCKS SHAKESPEARE The German musical version of Romeo & Juliet at Berlin’s musical hotspot Theater des Westens surprises with an impressive...
by Jens Winther | Apr 27, 2023 | Berlin, Berlin, Opera, Opera
ROSENKAVALIER • BERLIN STATE OPERA ★★★★☆☆ REVIEW OF THE ROSENKAVALIER: GLITTER WITHOUT SPARKLE An understated set design with too little Viennese rococo, together with a strangely problematic casting, makes the acclaimed Austrian director André Heller’s staging...
by Jens Winther | Apr 27, 2023 | Berlin, Berlin, Opera, Opera
JENUFA • BERLIN STATE OPERA ★★★★★★ REVIEW JENUFA: STAR-STUDDED CAST OF SINGERS IMPRESSES IN BERLIN An ultra-minimalist designer set draws the story of Jenufa out of its claustrophobic village context and distills tragedy into condensed despair. A star-studded cast of...
by Jens Winther | Dec 7, 2022 | Berlin, Berlin, Opera, Opera
OPERA CHECK • BERLIN ★★★★★☆ OPERA CHECK BERLIN Three current performances feature outstanding singers in extraordinary productions Jens Winther and Det Sku’ Du Se take the temperature of Berlin’s opera scene right now – and award up to five stars....
