Broadcast: La bohème Broadcast: La bohème

Live from the Komische Oper in Berlin: the premiere of Barrie Kosky‘s new production of La bohème.

on January 27, 2019 at 11:00 AM
Requiem for a dream Requiem for a dream

A live telecast of Die Tote Stadt from the Berlin Komische Oper!

on October 01, 2018 at 5:22 PM
Broadcast: Pelléas et Mélisande Broadcast: Pelléas et Mélisande

Pulthunk Jordan de Souza leads a new production of Debussy’s opera directed by Barrie Kosky, a video from the Komische Oper Berlin, starting at noon EDT.

on October 15, 2017 at 9:00 AM
Storm warning Storm warning

Forget the hurricane preparations for a few hours this afternoon and enjoy the live webcast of Les Contes d’Hoffmann from the Komische Oper Berlin, starting at 12:55 PM.

on October 02, 2015 at 10:00 AM
Up to speed Up to speed

“New York is great. Opera is great. They deserve each other. So what can we do to get them together? Who can show us how it’s done? We need to ask the Germans.”

on May 22, 2015 at 2:46 PM
Words and music Words and music

As is happening increasingly in opera productions today (e.g., the Rosenkavalier in Stuttgart), the action of Moses und Aron at the Komische Oper begins some minutes before the music does.

on May 15, 2015 at 9:00 AM
Macaronic and cheese Macaronic and cheese

The Berlin Komische Oper was the scene of one of my greatest opera experiences five years ago, so I particularly looked forward to a return to this theater.

on May 13, 2015 at 9:46 AM
Bühne nights Bühne nights

Your doyenne and her faithful confidante Dawn Fatale are off later this week for a safari, seeking the wild Regie in its natural habitat.

on April 29, 2015 at 9:00 AM
Notte e giorno faticar Notte e giorno faticar

At last, the quintessential targeted reader of parterre.com has been identified.

on January 17, 2013 at 12:15 PM