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A City Searches for a Murderer: Dinner at the Gendarmerie & Music at Komische Oper Berlin

About the Event

Indulge in a feast for all the senses in the cultural city of Berlin and enjoy a delicious dinner followed by wonderful music at the world‐famous Komische Oper Berlin. Barrie Kosky and internationally‐acclaimed baritone Scott Hendricks explore themes of culpability and capacity in Moritz Eggert's musical interpretation of Fritz Lang's legendary 1931 film.

Among the first German language films with spoken dialogue, Lang's film is infused with the atmosphere of 1920s Berlin, and can well be counted one of the first psychodramas, as the Murderer is pursued by his own compulsions, by denizens of the city of all types and classes, and even, seemingly, by the city itself. Eggert's multi‐genre score taps into this complex, surreal contained universe, and creates a soundscape as diverse as the citizens who inhabit this creative world.

Start the evening with a culinary delight and allow yourself to be spoiled with a delicious dinner before the concert. The Restaurant Gendarmerie is only a few minutes away from the Komische Oper and offers modern Berlin brasserie cuisine in a stylish ambience.

Practical Information

Schedule
Your e‐ticket indicates the starting time of the concert.
If you wish to book/have booked a concert that starts at 19:30, then dinner time will be/is at 17:30.
If you wish to book/have booked a concert that starts at 20:00, then dinner time will be/is at 18:00.

Please make sure to arrive at restaurant Gendarmerie on time.

The price categories of the event include costs of concert and dinner.

Round off your evening with an exclusive dinner and savor the many tastes of popular national dishes in Germany's capital. The restaurant Gendarmerie (Behrenstraße 42, 10117 Berlin) is situated within a short walking distance of the concert venue and will spoil you with the best of German cuisine in Berlin.

Menu:

Starters (choice of):
*Sautéed shrimps (150g) with garlic, olive oil, parsley and Harissa mayonnaise*
*Steak tartar (90g) of dry aged beef fillet with French fries*
*Lettuce hearts – aioli – parmesan – avocado with prawns*

Main Courses (choice of):
*Pan‐fried escalope (schnitzel) with potato salad and cranberries*
*Calf’s liver in Calvados gravy with apples, onions, bacon and mashed potatoes*
*Traditional meatballs in a cream of champagne with small red beets, mashed potatoes and crispy capers*

Home made Desserts (choice of):
*Crème brûlée from bourbon vanilla*
*Marquise au chocolat – berries*
*Fine French cheese platter*

drinks are not included in the price

Cast / Production

Conductor Ainārs Rubiķis
Director Barrie Kosky
Stage design, Video and Lighting Klaus Grünberg
Co‐stage design Anne Kuhn
Costume design Alice Babidge
Dramaturgy Ulrich Lenz
Children's choir Dagmar Fiebach

M, the Murderer Scott Hendricks
Children's Choir Komische Oper Berlin

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