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Opera for the Unwashed: Kiez Oper’s Händel

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Kiez Oper aims to convert Berlin’s clubbers into opera fans. After a few years’ hiatus, Kiez Oper is back performing a four-night run of Händel’s ‘Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno’ (The Triumph of Time & Truth) at Alte Münze between 27th-30th June. The idea is simple: bring opera back to the people with … Read more Opera for the Unwashed: Kiez Oper’s Händel

Puccini’s Toaster is Berlin in Opera Form

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Puccini’s Toaster’s operatic performance of Gian Carlo Menetti’s The Old Maid and the Thief was one of those rare moments in which the ineffable naïve energy of this city culminated for an instant. For it is only in Berlin that an opera can take place not in a Wagnerian performance hall, in which every aspect … Read more Puccini’s Toaster is Berlin in Opera Form

Komische Oper Festival for Provocative, Modern-Day Opera

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Forget a Night at the Opera. The Komische Oper Festival is a whole week of it. At the end of the Operatic season, the Komische Oper puts on a week-long spectacle of all their new productions from that season. Komische Oper Festival runs from the 11th-16th July and is both a highlight of Opera lovers’ … Read more Komische Oper Festival for Provocative, Modern-Day Opera

Renegade Opera Singer Feline Lang on Her Sweeping Steampunk Dystopia

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Berlin has a fascinating opera underground and Feline Lang is one of its most inventive musicians. A mezzo soprano who has performed at Schauspiel Leipzig and Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz Berlin, she’s now the singer, composer and music arranger for Feline and Strange, a dark cabaret and electro-pop band that is about to release a new cyberpunk album, … Read more Renegade Opera Singer Feline Lang on Her Sweeping Steampunk Dystopia

‘La Boheme’ Will Get You Feeling Festive, Even If The Glühwein Fails To

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Going to the Weihnachtsmarkt again this weekend? Take those gloves off! I’ve a less conventional way for you to get that warm, fuzzy, Christmassy feeling inside you (and still have your Glühwein fix). It’s a Christmas love story between a group of Bohemians in 1830s Paris, full of life-affirming merriment raucously fuelled by alcohol and … Read more ‘La Boheme’ Will Get You Feeling Festive, Even If The Glühwein Fails To

Venture into the Center of the Classical Universe – MELTING POT 2

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It’s common knowledge these days that electronic music is extremely popular in Berlin. However, if you dig deeper, you’d might be surprised that Berlin actually has one of the strongest classical music scenes in Europe, and for that matter, the world. Young musicians are pumping new life into the many facets of the genre. And … Read more Venture into the Center of the Classical Universe – MELTING POT 2

Kiez Oper presents “Acis & Galatea” at the new venue ELSE, August 30th & 31st

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Tonight and tomorrow, experience a fascinating opera at Renate’s new venue, ELSE. The Kiez Oper will present a contemporary performance (in English) of George Frideric Handel’s “Acis & Galatea,” a 300 year old tale filled with nymphs, monsters, magic, and of course love and death. ELSE is a new open-air with growing popularity on the banks … Read more Kiez Oper presents “Acis & Galatea” at the new venue ELSE, August 30th & 31st

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